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Ancient Civilizations 
Mesopotamia
Location: In the text it said originally there wasn't a name for the area or region, but later the Greeks named it Mesopotamia meaning "between the rivers". There were 2 rivers that flowed through the middle east: the Tigris river and Euphrates river. In the book it states that "most of Mesopotamia lay within the borders of modern Iraq." (Steele 6)
Architecture: In the text it talks about how the Ziggurats are built and why they were built. The text says "The word zigguratu is Assyrian and means "height" or "pinnacle." On page 24.
Religion: The Mesopotamians were polytheistic meaning they believed there were multiple gods and goddesses. To prove this the text says "each city had its own special deity - Nippur had a great temple to Enlil for example"
Art: In the text it said "the Mesopotamians mastered many technologies and crafts at an early point in their history." They made clay pots and other great historical pieces. Page 28
Writing: In the text it talks about the writing called Cuneiform. Cuneiform is made by taking a stone tablet and putting marks and symbols in it with a reed stylus. Page 12
Government: The text talks about their government on page 10 when it says "City-state rulers were honored with various titles, such as en (Lord), ensi (governor), or lugal (king)"
Ancient Egypt
Architecture: Some special architectural sites from Egypt are the pyramids. On page 20 it talks about the two different pyramids when it says "It rose in six stages and is called a step pyramid. It was supposed to represent a gigantic stairway for the king to climb to join the Sun god in the sky.
Art: The Egyptians had a lot of singing and dancing when ancient Egyptians were around. They had parties with music and dancers for entertainment. It talk about this on page 20 when it says "They had great public festivals, at which thousands of people were entertained with singing and music from harps, flutes, and castanets, and much wine was drunk."
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Location: On page eight it said that on the banks of the Nile was the "Black Land" which was named after the dark silt. Ninety percent of Egypt is covered by desert they call the "red land". According to the text "without this fertility, there would have been no civilization in Egypt". (Hart 8)
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Indus River Valley
Location: The location of the old civilization was found along the Indus River alluvial plain in South Asia for the water source. I know that because on the website it says "Around 5,000 years ago, a civilization developed along the Indus River alluvial plain (floodplain), in South Asia, due to the large amount of fertile land and proximity to a water source." This expresses that the residents of the land wanted to be near a water source since water is vital for survival.
Architecture/Technology: The people in the Indus River Valley used to create very nice cities. I know this because the text says "The people within the Indus Valley created well-planned cities. Specifically, the people during this time cared deeply about hygiene, and their cities resembled the importance of this idea." This shows that the people living here cared about hygiene and wanted to show that.
Religion:religion: Their religion is Brahmanism. Or it is later known as Hinduism. The text stated in my source that "Both religions have much in common and share many rituals." This tells us that the religion is still pretty similar and didn't change much over time.
Government: The ancient civilization living in the Indus River Valley was ruled by a warrior chief they claimed a king, or as it is more commonly called there, a raja. I know this because is it says on the website "The Aryans lived in ganas, which means "collections". A gana was made up of several families. Each gana had it's own territory, ruled by a warrior chief called a raja or king."
Writing: Writing: The writing is still a mystery today. It can not be deciphered. The text said "Whatever the case, the lack of decipherable texts means that we can gain no real insight into many of the details of Indus society as well as little about its government and politics." This is showing us that there is not much known about them.