Mesopotamia
Key Geographical Features: Located between 2 major rivers (Tigris and Euphrates), which provide nutrients to the flat land between them. These 2 rivers also provide a natural defense from ground invasion (Mark, Mesopotamia, 2009).
Religious Beliefs: Gods where believed to be human like and share the same traits as humans. Humans and gods where thought to live in harmony with humans, and worked together to protect the world (Mark, Mesopotamia, 2009).
Political Structure: The king held all the power. He ruled over the land while overseeing all trades and religious ceremonies (Mark, Mesopotamia, 2009).
Social and/or Cultural Characteristics: The social structure was a ladder system of sorts. The King and nobles held the highest …show more content…
The gods of ancient Egypt ruled over all aspects of everyday life and nature. The Pharos is the physical embodiment of the gods. The ancient Egyptian believed that you could achieve eternal life through strict religious rituals called mummification (Ancient Egypt, 2017).
Political Structure: In ancient Egypt, the Pharos was the supreme ruler. It was up to the Pharos to appoint council and local governors to rule of districts. This form of government continued in some respects until the late around 500bc when Egypt was conquered by Persia and Egyptian government was replaced with Prussian governor to rule the territory (Ancient Egypt, 2017).
Social and/or Cultural Characteristics: The cultural life of ancient Egypt has had a profound impact on the modern-day world. The ancient Egyptians developed writing on papyrus (where we get today’s modern word of paper) they also contributed the ramp, lever and geometry. The Egyptians also contributed advancements in the art of astronomy and metallurgy (Ancient Egypt, 2017). …show more content…
These mountains provided a natural line of defense from invaders to the west. The western part of China consists of an expansive desert which made it hard for trade routes and outside influences to the region. Another feature is large wide rivers that stem from the China and Yellow see in the east. These rivers provide water and nutrients for farming and the establishment of civilizations (Mark, Ancient China, 2012).
Religious Beliefs: It is thought to be that religion in China started around 7000B.C in the Yellow River area. These early religions focused on nature, fortune and wealth. These early religions centered on the female form and motherly attributes, which lead to early goddesses and women priestesses. The people of this time believed that the gods and spirits along with ancestors could affect all aspects of nature and life, during this time people paid close attention to the burials and death, the bodies of the dead would be places facing east to west to help promote rebirth. This form or religion continued until about 1600B.C when the development of religious beliefs would bring around a god named Shangti who would be recognized as the “King of the Gods” who ruled over the people and lesser gods. People of this time still firmly believed in ghost. It is also believed that during this time and for some time to follow that there was
Key Geographical Features: Located between 2 major rivers (Tigris and Euphrates), which provide nutrients to the flat land between them. These 2 rivers also provide a natural defense from ground invasion (Mark, Mesopotamia, 2009).
Religious Beliefs: Gods where believed to be human like and share the same traits as humans. Humans and gods where thought to live in harmony with humans, and worked together to protect the world (Mark, Mesopotamia, 2009).
Political Structure: The king held all the power. He ruled over the land while overseeing all trades and religious ceremonies (Mark, Mesopotamia, 2009).
Social and/or Cultural Characteristics: The social structure was a ladder system of sorts. The King and nobles held the highest …show more content…
The gods of ancient Egypt ruled over all aspects of everyday life and nature. The Pharos is the physical embodiment of the gods. The ancient Egyptian believed that you could achieve eternal life through strict religious rituals called mummification (Ancient Egypt, 2017).
Political Structure: In ancient Egypt, the Pharos was the supreme ruler. It was up to the Pharos to appoint council and local governors to rule of districts. This form of government continued in some respects until the late around 500bc when Egypt was conquered by Persia and Egyptian government was replaced with Prussian governor to rule the territory (Ancient Egypt, 2017).
Social and/or Cultural Characteristics: The cultural life of ancient Egypt has had a profound impact on the modern-day world. The ancient Egyptians developed writing on papyrus (where we get today’s modern word of paper) they also contributed the ramp, lever and geometry. The Egyptians also contributed advancements in the art of astronomy and metallurgy (Ancient Egypt, 2017). …show more content…
These mountains provided a natural line of defense from invaders to the west. The western part of China consists of an expansive desert which made it hard for trade routes and outside influences to the region. Another feature is large wide rivers that stem from the China and Yellow see in the east. These rivers provide water and nutrients for farming and the establishment of civilizations (Mark, Ancient China, 2012).
Religious Beliefs: It is thought to be that religion in China started around 7000B.C in the Yellow River area. These early religions focused on nature, fortune and wealth. These early religions centered on the female form and motherly attributes, which lead to early goddesses and women priestesses. The people of this time believed that the gods and spirits along with ancestors could affect all aspects of nature and life, during this time people paid close attention to the burials and death, the bodies of the dead would be places facing east to west to help promote rebirth. This form or religion continued until about 1600B.C when the development of religious beliefs would bring around a god named Shangti who would be recognized as the “King of the Gods” who ruled over the people and lesser gods. People of this time still firmly believed in ghost. It is also believed that during this time and for some time to follow that there was