Ancient Egypt, ancient China, Mesopotamia, and Harappan have a very big impact on the way we live, and how our society is formed today. We still use many of the things they invented, and many of the things they learned on their journey. In order for a society to be termed a civilization, its citizens must share similar characteristics in five specific areas. Three if those specific areas of continuity include religion, government & social structure, and technological advancements & art & architecture. Religion is an important aspect of forming a civilization, it helps with regulating behavior. Religion teaches people morals and rules to follow and live by. It also gives people a sense of belonging. The people of ancient Egypt believed
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In ancient China there were six classes of people. The emperor, the government officials & the nobles, the peasants, the artisans, and the slaves. The upper class lived in side the great wall of China and the lower class live outside of it. The men in ancient China controlled property and family life, women were inferior. The ancient Chinese believed that the gods gave the kings the right to rule. Ancient China’s government was a monarchy, which means that the crown was past down from generation to another. The great wall of china is an important part of China, the great wall of china was built to protect the Chinese from their enemies and invaders. Unlike ancient China, India (Harappan) had a theocracy government, which means it was run by their religion. Harappan had four classes of society the brahmins- priests were the highest, the warriors were coming after them, then it was the peasants, and last was the non-aryans. People had to marry, work, and eat with people from the same caste. Compared to ancient China and Harappan, Mesopotamia government transformed. In the beginning Mesopotamia was controlled by temple priests, as time grew and Mesopotamia formed to …show more content…
Ancient Egypt had the best and the most interesting technology of all time. For example mummification, ancient Egyptians lived a very short live, infact most people only lived tell their 40’s , so they used mummification to helped prepare and preserve the body for the afterlife. All member of the upper class were mummified. Most people in the middle and lower class could not afford the mummifying process. The ancient Egyptians built pyramids to send the mummified bodies in them to start preparing for the afterlife. The ancient Egyptians also had pottery, surgeries, and calendars. Ancient China had a different way of thinking. The ancient Chinese built the silk road, the silk road was a trade route that went through India, then Persia, and it ended up in eastern Europe. It was called the silk road because most the things the ancient China traded and sold was silk. Ancient China also had many inventions, some are the compass, gunpowder, papermaking, and printing. Mesopotamia also had some interesting technology. Writing is one of the important inventions made by the Mesopotamians, because of the writing system they made, they started record keeping. Mesopotamians also invented mathematics, astronomy, and some form of
In ancient China there were six classes of people. The emperor, the government officials & the nobles, the peasants, the artisans, and the slaves. The upper class lived in side the great wall of China and the lower class live outside of it. The men in ancient China controlled property and family life, women were inferior. The ancient Chinese believed that the gods gave the kings the right to rule. Ancient China’s government was a monarchy, which means that the crown was past down from generation to another. The great wall of china is an important part of China, the great wall of china was built to protect the Chinese from their enemies and invaders. Unlike ancient China, India (Harappan) had a theocracy government, which means it was run by their religion. Harappan had four classes of society the brahmins- priests were the highest, the warriors were coming after them, then it was the peasants, and last was the non-aryans. People had to marry, work, and eat with people from the same caste. Compared to ancient China and Harappan, Mesopotamia government transformed. In the beginning Mesopotamia was controlled by temple priests, as time grew and Mesopotamia formed to …show more content…
Ancient Egypt had the best and the most interesting technology of all time. For example mummification, ancient Egyptians lived a very short live, infact most people only lived tell their 40’s , so they used mummification to helped prepare and preserve the body for the afterlife. All member of the upper class were mummified. Most people in the middle and lower class could not afford the mummifying process. The ancient Egyptians built pyramids to send the mummified bodies in them to start preparing for the afterlife. The ancient Egyptians also had pottery, surgeries, and calendars. Ancient China had a different way of thinking. The ancient Chinese built the silk road, the silk road was a trade route that went through India, then Persia, and it ended up in eastern Europe. It was called the silk road because most the things the ancient China traded and sold was silk. Ancient China also had many inventions, some are the compass, gunpowder, papermaking, and printing. Mesopotamia also had some interesting technology. Writing is one of the important inventions made by the Mesopotamians, because of the writing system they made, they started record keeping. Mesopotamians also invented mathematics, astronomy, and some form of