Ancient Greece Vs Ancient India Essay

Throughout this semester, we have explored many different civilizations in the many different chapters that we looked at. Some being the same in areas and some being different. I’m going to look at Chapters two through four, to show see how Ancient India, Ancient China, and Ancient Greece are different and how they are the same. In chapter two we learn about Ancient India, which was and still is a land of diversity (pg. 38). The early civilizations in India arose in river valleys and were shaped by their environment (pg. 38). India was home to many different languages and cultures. Although there were many different languages and cultures, there were two main religions, Hinduism and Buddhism. India, however is more like a continent because of its physical environment and size. The Harappan Civilization was one of the first political structures in India (pg. 39). Harappa was in the center of civilization with a …show more content…
Ancient China is known for many things, the many dynasty’s that came through, domesticating animals, and the beginning of family life (pg. 64). Civilizations had existed in China for many years, however the first people to settle there after the great migration out of Africa is believed to have been around 40,000 B.C. The early people settled around riverbanks and learned how to manage crops (pg. 64). The cultivation of rice became a major geological aspect as to where people would settle. Settlements rapidly spread to the valleys as agriculture was progressing. However, only 12 percent of the land in China is arable (pg. 64). China’s political structure rarely changed as the dynasties did, the main goal was war and control over key resources (pg. 65). In the early days of China, the social structures surrounded the farming villages. The religion during this time was the belief of spirit in nature (pg. 71). China introduced the silk road to this time, which made trading and gave people new places to