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Mesopotamia
regin Mesopotamia is an ancient region of West Asia situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, largely corresponding to modern-day Iraq. Known as the "Cradle of Civilization," it is where many of the most important developments in human history first emerged, including the invention of the wheel, writing, and agriculture. This fertile land was home to successive influential civilizations, such as the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, who developed city-states, legal codes, and advanced knowledge in mathematics and astronomy (Steele 14)
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location- On page 6 it saids that Mesopotamia lies between two rivers. Also that we no that "mesopotamia lay within the border of modern Iran." the Reagan is called the cradle of civilization. location (Steele 6) :
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For much of its history, Mesopotamia was not a single, unified empire but a collection of independent city-states, each with its own ruler. These early governments were theocracies where a king or priest-king ruled as a representative of the city's god. Eventually, certain rulers, like Sargon of Akkad and Hammurabi of Babylon, established larger empires that centralized power and created standardized codes of law (Steel 22)
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On page 24 it said that the ziggurats look like the pyramids. they were used to talking to the gods. They were built as early as 5000 bce.The ziggurats were made of straw and mud blocks.
(Steele 24)
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On page 12 it said that the sumerians made the first writing in the world. Using pictures and symbols that represent different things.Over time the marks developed into script
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Art
Mesopotamian art served functional and symbolic purposes, mainly reflecting religious beliefs, political power, and daily life. Its artistic traditions include monumental architecture like ziggurats, as well as detailed relief sculptures, cylinder seals, and pottery. Important figures like gods and kings were often depicted using techniques such as hieratic scale to convey their significance Steele 44
Ancient Egypt
location-on page 8 it said that on both sides of the Nile it would flood leaving the land fertiles.Desert covered more than 90% if Egypt which was called the "red land."the enghyso n lived a long the bank of the nile which they called the Black land after the rich bark
silt (Hart 8)
reign-on page 24 it saids that many of the gods were represent by animal. The cats represents the opposites in the opposites is equal to Basket. On page 25 it says the cat got us the basket was the daughter of we the sun god. (Hart 24)
architecture-Ancient Egyptian architecture is defined by monumental tombs, particularly pyramids, and religious temples, along with other structures like fortresses, palaces, and private homes. (Hart 10)
government-Ancient Egypt had a theocratic monarchy.Ancient Egypt had a theocratic monarchy.Ancient Egypt had a theocratic monarchy (Hart 28)
art-Ancient Egyptian art, a conservative tradition lasting over 3,000 years, encompassed paintings, sculptures, jewelry, and architecture created to serve religious and funerary purposes, ensuring a prosperous afterlife for the deceased and honoring the gods. (Hart 10)
writing-on page 34 it says they written in the reign of Amenhotep ||| and told a story about a fig tree.Ancient Egypt's writing system primarily involved hieroglyphs, a system of picture-based symbols used for monumental inscriptions, which later evolved into more cursive scripts for everyday use.Ancient Egyptian writing was called hieroglyphs. (Hart 34)
Ancient chine
Location-on page 38 is said ¨ the yellow river in northern china and the yunginz.¨ it also says that the yellow river flows to the rich voice soil of its surroundings more than plaint. The yellow river often broke its banks.
Technoligge- According to the source, Chinese Inventions were carried along the silk road to Europe where the inventions has an enormous impact. On page 22 it states, other Chinese inventions that made the world a different place were paper money, clockwork, silk, porcelain, kites, and wheelbarrows
art- art and crafts.China has always been renewed for it exquisite arts and there crafts in there imperial china, luxury goods formed the major export commodities chinese bronze,jade,silk,lacquer,and porcelain.The Beautiful Bronze.In ancient china, bronze was made into a stunning bronze was made into stunning ritual vessels and weaponry.This circular fitting,( cotterell Pg 58)
Government- Qin was the first emperor of china and when he died he had many soldiers made. Even in the afterlife he thought that he would have power. He was a harsh ruler he did slave labor to build the great wall of china. He suppressed anyone who tried to disagree with him.page 16
Writing- on page 11 it said that the people would used the ox bone or a turtle shell bone for the oracle bone . they would square the bone read the cracks and discover the answer. The shang kings used oracle bones in order to speak with their ancestor (Arthur cotterell page 11)
REligion-on page 26 it said " imperial china was divided three ways of Confucianism ,Daoism and Buddhism. Confucianism and Daoism encored more peaceful ways. ¨ Buddhism to cam china from india in the 1st century A.D
Commer(trade). In ancient China trade was a major part
of its time, the silk road being its most prominent trading route. The route had many routes and Mongol emperors made sure that the road was safe and easy to pass through . They traded silk, spices, porcelain, and tea. Page 58 the silk road
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