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Ancient Civilisations 
Mesopotamia
Religion: The text states "The sumerians worshipped many gods and goddesses." The text also states that "They believed that the stars traveling across the night sky were the cows of Sin or Nanna, the horned moon god" The text states, "The sumerians also believed in spirits, ghosts, and demons". (Steele 14)
Architecture: On page 24 page twenty four we read that the Ziggurats were built as a sacred temple for the gods. We know this because the text states ¨Ziggurats were formed part of sacred precincts, which were thought to be the earthly dwelling places of the gods.¨ The ziggurats also had shrines on top which futher states tht this is a spiritual place.
Government: The city state government people had many different titles. Such as en which means lord and ensi which means governor. The text says "The regions of dynasty were recorded on clay tablets known as king lists." The people from the city states would also give their rulers great power. (Steele 10)
Art: On page 28 the text states "They were molding clay into simple pots by the eighth millennium.... " The text also states,using low horizontal looms, women wove cloth from wool then linen, and from the eighth century BCE, cotton. By 3000 BCE metalworkers were mixing tin with the copper to produce the tough alloy called bronze" The text also states, "The mesopotamians mastered many technologies and crafts at an early point in theirhistory." (Steele 24)
Writing: At first people did not need writing until they needed to show proof of ownership. To make their symbols they used a stylus with a wedged edge and soft clay. In the text it says " Archaeologists call this cuneiform."( Steele 12)
Location: On page 6 it said that Mesopotamia is located in what is today Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. According to the Greeks Mesopotamia means ¨Between the rivers.¨ Also, an example the text states that Mesopotamia included cooler mountainous regions in the north and reed-filled wetlands in the southeast.¨ (Steele 6)
Location: On page 8 it said that Egyptians live mainly on the banks of the Nile, but also along the canals extending from it. Over 90 percent of Egypt consists of desert, which they called the ¨Red Land.¨ Every year the Nile would flood leaving behind rich silt on the farmland. (Hart 8)
Religion: On page 24 the text states the Egyptians worshipped hundreds of gods and goddess, and sometimes it is difficult to work out who was a who. Each of the 42 different administrative districts had its own god, and there were many other besides. `The text also states Overall the sun god was the dominant dirty in Egyptian religion.(Hart 24)
Architecture: On page 20 the text states that the first pyramid was built in 2650 BCE for the burial of King Djoser. THe pyramid was built to represent a huge stairway to lead to the God of the Sun. The largest pyramid was built for King Khufu. (Hart 20)
Government: On page 12 it says at great state occasions like a sort of celebration lots of important people gather and even high priests attend. In the text it says "some of the courtiers were relatives of the king." People often kissed the ground of the king when they approached.(Hart 12)
Art: On page 50 the texts states that they had great public party's that had thousands of people coming to. The music that was played was played on more everyday occasions. For their music they would have the princess play the harp while the husband would sit on the divian. (Hart 50)
Writing: On page 34 the text says that they used Hieroglyphs which was a form of picture writing with over 700 different symbols.Only few could master the writing. THe people who could master the writing were called Scribes. (Hart 34)
Ancient China
Location: On page 38 it says China is dominated by the Yellow River and Yangzi River. The yellow river flows through the rich loess soil of its surrounding northern plains. The Yangzi river provided a water supply for rice cultivation. (Cotterell page 38)
Art: On page 32 it says "The soft ink and delicate brushstrokes used in calligraphy were also applied to painting." This was used to create wet works. The Song Emperor added painting to the subjects in the top civil service exam. (Cotterell page 32)
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 (Cotterell page 16)
Technology: According to the source, Chinese Inventions were carried along the silk road to Europe. In Europe they had an enormous impact on the way people lived. On page 22 it states, other Chinese inventions that made the world a different place were paper money, clockwork, silk, porcelain, kites, and wheelbarrows (Cotterell page 22)
Religion: on page 6 it says imperial china was divided into three ways of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Confucianism and Daoism encouraged more peaceful ways of being. "Buddhism came to China from India in the first century A.D." (Cotterell page 6)
Commerce (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. (Cotterell page 58)
Writing: On page 11 it said that the people were using ox bone or tortoiseshell for the oracle bone. They would scorch the bones, read the cracks, and discover answers. The Shang kings used oracle bones in order to speak with their ancestors. (Cotterell page 11)
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