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Ancient cizalizations
Mesopotamia
Location: In the text it said that two great rivers, the Tigris and Euprhates, flowed south in the Middle East. Also on page 6 it said that mesopatamia " extenede into parts what is now turkey , syria, and southwestern Iran." (Steele 6)
Goverment:In the text it says the Assyrian Empire was very strong. The text also states "they set out to conquer other lands. (Steele 40)
Art: In the text it said the mesopataimians mastered their technoligie and craft skills at an early age. It also said on page 28 that some of the techniques that they use were first develploped in Antolia. (Steele 28)
Religion: In the text it says the sumerians worshipped many gods. It also saaid on page 14 " They belived that the stars traveling across the night sky were the cows of Sin or Nanna. (Steele 14)
Writing: In the text it said that people began to require records of ownership, business deals, and goverment. It also said on page 12 that it was used by mesopatiamian peoples, including the Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians.
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Architecture:The text says ziggurats are building with temples on top of them for the priest. The text also states "Pyramids of ancient Egypt were used for royal tombs.(Steele 24)
Ancient Egypt
Location: In the text it says the egyptions lived on the banks of the Nile river. On page 8 it said " Without the fertility, there would have been no civalazation in Egypt." (Hart 8)
Goverment: In the text it says, that the king was not just most powerful but he was also the most importanat man in Egpyt. I kinow this becasue on page 10 it says, he was also known as a Pharoh and was also known as a god. (Hart 10)
Art: In the text it said that music was performed on everyday occainsions. On page 50 it said "The egyptians enjoyed life to the full." (Hart 34)
Religion: On page 24 it said that "The Egyptions worshipped hundreds of diffrent gods and godesses and sometimes it is difficult to work out who was who." It also says "Each of the 42 diffrent admininstrative districts (or nomes) had its own god, and there were many others besides." (Hart 24)
Writing: In the text it said that scribes needed to be experts in writing hieroglyphs in order to write it. On page 34 it says "They could be written from left to right, right to left, or top to bottom." (Hart 34)
Architecture: In the text it says, the pyramids were built in six stages called the step pyramid. I know this because it says that thye made the pyramids like a gigantic stairway
Hart 20)
Acient india
Writing: In the text it says that still to this day their writing connot be desiphered. That means that we cant gain any real insight into their writing. Lastly there are over 400 symbols that still have to be uncovered. (Prentice Hall World Studies)
Architecture/technology: In the text it staes that the people during this time cared a lot about hygiene. These cities remebles their importance of their sanitation system. Lastly the people constructed very advanced architexture foir there time. ( Prentice Hall World Studies)
Location: In the text it says "The indus river covers most of modern day pakastan..." It also states that in the 1920's archaeologist found 4,000 year old cities. Lastly the Indus Plain is surrounded by mountains, deserts, and oceans. ( Prentice Hall World Studies)
Goverment: It syas in the text that the Arayan civilization made a big influance on modern day India with their goverment. Their goverment is The Caste System. The Caste system is is a socail group where you are born and cant chnage. ( Prentice Hall World Studies
Religion: In the text it says there religion is polythesistic. There religion started off as Brahmanism the later changed into Hinduism. Both of these religions have many things in common. (Prentice Hall World Studies)
Ancient China
ReligionOn page 26 it said there were disagreements over religious principles, only a few were persecuted for their beliefs. Tang empires led to decline of Buddhism and the revival of Confucianism. Buddhism had taken firm root in Chinese culture and became China's most popular belief. (Cotterell) (26)
Trade/Commerce:On page 58 it said that trade flourished under the Mongol, or Yuan, dynasty. The Mongol emperors ruled China from 1279 to 1368 and permitted merchants to trade freely throughout their vast empire. They controlled the entire length of the silk road, a series of trade routes that ran from northern China across Asia. (Cotterell) (58)
Writing:On page 11 it said they used oracle bones to talk with the spirits. Mainly ox bones or tortoise shells were used and scorched unitil it cracked. The cracks were than read to discover answers about the ancestors.Cotterell (11)
Goverment:In the text it says Horse drawn chariots were the form of transport. It also says Metalwork and Chinese writing were starting to be used. There were man different vessels made through each dynasty.Codderell (6)
ArtOn page 56 it said China has always been known for its arts and crafts. From the Shang dynasty onward, Chinese rulers controlled the supply of raw materials and ran government factories manned by skilled stages of manufacturing processes. Unlike the merchants who sold their handiwork, artisans were well thought of in china. (Cotterell) (56)
Architecture/ Technolagy:A lot of the greatsest inventions came from China.In the text it said in the Middle Ages all pof the inventions were carriedn on the slik road to Europe. As time went on the inventions and technoligy improved greatly. Cotterell (22)
Location:I know this because The cities were enclosed urban communities and they were the middle of government and the power of the authorities were reinforced with town planning. The towns and cities were traditionally built by a grid system and split into sections called wards. Markets were mostly planted along one of the main streets. (cotterell 40)
