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Ancient Civilizations 5ebd60735f726e6dbd23fa2a - Coggle Diagram
Ancient Civilizations
Mesopotamia
Location:In the text it said that "the ancient Greeks called it Mesopotamia, meaning between the rivers." Mesopotamia is now the location of modern day Iraq. (Steele 6)
Architecture:The author wrote that the ziggurats were temples for their gods. The author states "Like the ancient pyramids of Central America, ziggurats formed part of sacred precincts, which were thought to be the earthly dwelling places of the gods." (Steele 24)
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Government
Writing:The author wrote that the worlds first writing system was devised by the Sumerians. The author states "The Sumerians devised the world's first script or writing system." (Steele 12)
Art
Ancient Egypt
Location: On page 8, it said that "the Egyptians lived on the banks of the Nile River." There would be no civilization without the Nile's fertility. The Blue Nile and White Nile converged and brought silt into Egypt.
(Hart 8)
Architecture
Religion: The author wrote that "The Egyptians worshipped hundreds of different gods and godesses". The god were represented mainly by animals. The Sun god was the dominant deity.
(Hart 24)
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Art
Ancient China
Architecture/Technology
Writing
Government: The Chinese empire was formed in 221 b.c The empire got it's name from Qin and became China. The first emperor thought he would be immortal. He built a tomb surrounded by a lot of terracotta soldiers.
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Commerce (Trade)
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Indus River Valley
Location: It was developed along the Indus River Alluvial Plain. It covers most of Pakistan, the northwestern part of India, and a little bit of Afghanistan. It is surrounded by mountains, desert, and the ocean.
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Government:In India they had their caste system. The Aryans influenced this to even now. The Aryans had four social classes called varnas.
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Religion: India had a sacred writing called the Vedas. The ancient Aryan's religion was Brahmanism. They were polytheistic.
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Architecture/Technology: They created well-planned cities that shown that they cared of their hygiene. They had a sewage system which was very advanced for the time frame.
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Writing: The writing of India can not be deciphered. Over 400 symbols have been discovered in various locations. The lack of understanding leads to unsolved mysteries,
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