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Ancient Civilization

Ancient Civilization. By: Amaure Tanner. Ancient Mesotzmia.

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Ancient Civilization

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  1. Ancient Civilization By: Amaure Tanner

  2. Ancient Mesotzmia • To the Sumerians the work of some people was more important than the work of others.Because of this ,the divided their society. People of different social classes lived in different kinds of homes.most people lived in small mud homes built right up against each other. Most Sumerians dressed the same way.

  3. Ancient Egypt • Most Egytptians were farmers who lived near the Nile River.Their houses usually had two or three rooms.Egyptains believed they could use their bodies in their life death.Egyptains believed they would be able to use these things in in the next life. By about 3500 B.C two large kingdom had formed in Egytpt.

  4. Ancient India • Some small India Valley villages grew into large cites. Most cites had wide, straight streets.Followers of Hinduism is still believe in many gods. They also believe that a person’s soul lives on after death and returns to life in an new body.Other Aryan ideas were about how people live together as a commmuity.

  5. Ancient China • To the ancient Chinese the Family was the most important part of society.Families were usually large.Shi Huangdi and those who gave him advice did not believe in the ideas of Confucius.They thought that people were born good and punished anyone who did not obey.In 211 B.C a new dynasty called the Qin took control of China.

  6. Ancient Greece • Athens and Sparta were two of the most important Greek city-states. The people of Athens and Sparta had very different ways of life.The Greeks believed that their gods acted much like humans.The gods became angry, fought, fell in love,laughed.In a democracy, citizens make the decisions. All free men over the age of 20 could take part in Athenian democracy.

  7. Ancient Rome The first Roman emperors worked to make the city of Rome strong.Emperors ordered new roads,canals,and public buildings.Rome grew from a small farming community into one of the richest cites in the world.At the center of Rome was a public square called the forum. Their In the forum Roman met to talk about their government and the news of the day.The Romans believed in many gods.To the Romans the most powerful god was jupiter. Other Romans god included Mars,the god of war, and Venus, the goddess of love.Rome firsts government was a monarchy.In about 600 B.C . The Etruscans,a neihgboring people, took over Rome.

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