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Ancient Civilizations 
Mesopotamia
Location: On page 6 it said that Mesopotamia is located in what is today Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. According to the Greeks, Mesopotamia means "between the rivers". Also, the text states that "Mesopotamia included cooler mountainous regions in the north and reed-filled wetlands in the southeast." (Steele 6)
Government: 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)
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)
Writing: The text states, " As the first citing arose, people began to require records of ownership, business deals and government." On page 12 it says, Archeologists call it cuneiform writing. Also the text states, " By around 3300 BCE the citizens of Uruk were using around 700 different symbols or pictographs. It also states, " Over the centuries the marks developed into a script that represented sound as well as meaning."
(Steele 12)
Architecture: The text says, "A lasting symbol of Ancient Mesopotamia is the Ziggurat, a massive terrace platform made of brick. On page 24 it said, "The ziggurats themselves had small temples or shrines on top, reached by long stairways." Also the text states Temple platforms were being built at Eridu as early as 5000 BCE, but the great age of ziggurat building began in the reign of Ur-Nammu. (Steele 24)
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 28)
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Ancient China
Location: On page 38 it states that the yellow river flows through the rich loess soil of its surrounding northern plains. China is dominated by the Yellow river and the Yangzi river. The Yangzi river provided a water supply for rice cultivation. (Cotterell 38)
Technoligy: 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.(Cotterell 22)
Trade (Commerce): According to page 58, it says Chinese merchants amassed large fortunes by exporting luxury goods on the silk road. The text also states, international trade thrived because caravans could travel without danger.(Cotterell 58)
Religion: On page 12, it states Confucius believed that the early years of the Zhou dynasty were golden years of social harmony. Confucius to develop a new moral outlook. Confucius believed that life should be based on kindness, respect, and the strength of the family. (Cotterell 12)
Art: According to page 56, In imperial China, luxury goods formed the major export commodities such as bronze, jade, silk, and porcelain. In the text t says China has always been renewed for its exquisite arts and crafts.
(Cotterell 56)
Government: According to the text, In 221 B.C. the Chinese empire was formed when the Qin soliders defeated the last of there enemies and united the warring states. According to page 16, the zheng took the title first as Qin empire or Qin dynasty.
(Cotterell 16)
Writing: On page 11 it says, people would use an ox bone or a tortoise shell for the oracle bones. They would scorch the bone and read the cracks and discover answers. The Shang kings used oracle bones in order to speak with their ancestors. (Cotterell 11)
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