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Ancient civilization 
mesopotamia
Location: I know because the region didn't originally have a name but the ancient Greeks called it " mesopotamia" which means the land between rivers. Also, an example is that " two great rivers flowed southward through the Middle East ¨ which were called the Tigris and Euphrates river. ( Steele 6)
Government: First of all, the Mesopotamians system of government was theocracy which means the priest rules on behalf of god. Also, "Sumerian kings claimed to rule by the will of the gods and therefore had to perform religious duties." this shows they rule of behalf of god. (Steele 10)
Art: First of all, most Mesopotamians made art about religion and worshiping and usually made from clay, stone, or sometimes even wood that can be carved by tools. Finally, when they make these dolls their hands are always together cause it shows them worshiping. (Steele 15)
Religion: First, the Mesopotamians are polytheistic they believe in many goddesses. I know this because it says, The Sumerians worshiped many gods and goddesses." this shows that they were polytheistic which means belief in many gods and goddesses. (Steele 14)
Writing: I know this because most of their writing was on clay tablets and they wrote with sticks but some were carved in stone or sometimes even metal. Also, Mesopotamians when they first settled there they used clay tokens to record receipts and sales the markings became the first writing. (Steele 12-13)
Architecture: I know because, one of the ways we remember the Mesopotamians is the ziggurats, it is a big temple with shrines and are the pinnacles in Mesopotamia. Also it says, these places held rituals like "A pious worshiper in a religious procession carries a stem of flowers in a bud as an offering to the gods of the city's ziggurat.".
(Steele 24-25 )
Ancient egypt
Location: The location of Ancient Egypt was in a large desert near the Nile river. I know because the text states "Desert covers more than 90 percent of Egypt." This shows that the majority of Ancient Egypt was a desert. Also, the text said "The Egyptians lived on the banks of the Nile River or beside canals extending from it." This shows that the Egyptians lived along the Nile River, which was the lifeline of their civilization. (Hart 8)
Government:The government in Ancient Egypt consisted of pharaohs ruling over all of the land in an advanced theocracy. I know because the text states "When people approached the king, they often kissed the ground at his feet." Which shows that they had the utmost respect for the pharaoh. Also, the author wrote "At great state occasions like royal jubilee celebrations or the giving of gifts to favored courtiers, the king and court gathered together, and top officials, diplomats, and high priests would attend." This shows an example of who was considered important and was involved in government. Note the similarities between the pharaoh image and the god image. (Hart 12)
Art:The art within Ancient Egypt was mainly precious jewelry made of precious materials. I know because the text states "You can see the glint of gold everywhere in Egyptian jewelry-mines between the Nile and the Red Sea coast yielded large quantities of this precious metal." This shows that a lot of their artwork (mainly jewelry) was made of gold. Also, the text said "Egyptian jewelers had access to many semiprecious stones from the deserts-orange-red carnelian, green feldspar, and mauve amethyst." This shows that their
art also included lots of other riches from the desert. (Hart 56)
Writing: I know this because, ¨ Scribes had to be experts in writing hieroglyphs, an elaborate form of picture writing with
about 700 different signs.¨ . This shows that the Egyptians had to be very good at using this form of writing to make a simple sentence because of the 700 different signs. (HART34)
Religion:The Ancient Egyptians believed in polytheism, and they believed that their pharaohs were gods and goddesses on Earth. I know because the text states "The Egyptians worshipped hundreds of different gods and goddesses, and sometimes it was difficult to work out who was who." This shows that they believed in Polytheism, which is the belief in more than one god or goddess. Also, the text states "Many of the gods are represented by animals: a baboon might stand for Thoth, god of wisdom, at one temple, and a Moon god named Khonsu at another. This shows us that they believed in multiple different gods and goddesses, which by definition is polytheism. (Hart 24)
Architecture: I know this because, the architecture in ancient egypt is most noticeable for the great pyramids. Also I know because, I know because the text states "It was supposed to represent a gigantic sairway for the king to climb to join the Sun god in the sky," which shows that it was a very important structure and had to be very grand.(Hart 20)
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