Mesopotamia and Ancient China Mesopotamia Mesopotamia is the first place where humans formed civilization. Early settlers camped together and started to create villages and towns. Eventually these towns became large cities. They needed law and order so they created a government. There were many civilizations in mesopotamia. Some of them included the Sumerians‚ the Persians‚ the Babylonians‚ the Akkadians‚ and the Assyrians. China China was mostly ruled by dynasties
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didn’t they were going to suffer from a natural disaster. The Mandate of Heaven was very significant because to the civilization because for many years they were shaped because of it. Additionally like the Shang Dynasty the Zhou Dynasty had a lot of significant achievements. During the Shang Dynasty they were three important philosophies‚ Confucianism‚ Taoism‚ and Legalism. According to passage "Ancient Chinese Dynasties: Advancements and Achievements.” ‘Confucianism was the idea that people should
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a. The visual arts of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt are similar and different in various ways. In Mesopotamia‚ animals were of great artistic characteristics within the visual works of art. For example the Plaque from the Soundbox of Great Lyre‚ Ur shows the use of animals within the artwork that was used for the tomb of a King’s grave. “The bearded bull’s head is a symbol of royalty often seen in Mesopotamia art.” This shows how important animals were within the culture and especially because it
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The illustration I chose from the Shang Chinese Period is a bronze wine vessel called a Zun beaker. It is from the Shang period (c.1600-1050 B.C.E.)‚ 13th-11th century B.C.E. Wine vessels such as the Zun vessel played an important role in ritual offerings to the ancestors worshipped by ruling leaders of the Shang Dynasty. As the picture illustrates‚ it is decorated with important mask designs with the two eyes and c-shaped eyebrows in the middle. At the bottom of the beaker‚ there are two eyes and
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Although there are many similarities between Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ the differences that existed are significant enough that I would rather live in Egypt. Both civilizations rely on a river or rivers. Mesopotamia is between the Tigris and Euphrates. Egypt was built along the northern delta of the Nile River. In Mesopotamia‚ though the rivers could drought or flood depending on snowfall and rain‚ well in Egypt the Nile flooding came at the same time each year and was even predicted when it was coming
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The Mesopotamia lies between two rivers the Euphrates and the Tigris‚ which was known for flooding and making it great for land to stay fertile which meant the crops were ideal for growing. (Survey of World History‚ Early Civilizations‚ pg.17) Egypt was located on the Nile River‚which consisted of an upper and lower part. The Nile was a calm and predictable river which meant is was perfect for certain crops like wheat‚ dates‚ grapes and even onions. (Survey of World History‚ Early Civilizations
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Imperial Rome and Han China are both well recognized empires‚ known as strong and fairly successful. Although the empires had some differences they also had similarities in their methods of political control. Similarities between these empires include the belief that leaders had connections to God‚ religious tolerance‚ and public works provided to citizens. Along with the similarities in political control the differences include Rome having a democracy while China had a centralized bureaucracy‚ Rome
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In both Classical India and Mesopotamia‚ a social hierarchy was created to maintain the order and stability that states and political structures guarantee. There were many similarities and differences in the social stratification between the societies‚ however. Social classes were based on different aspects of ranking‚ and the treatment of women as part of the society varied. A similarity in both organizations of people was the patriarchal way of society. There is no doubt these relationships affected
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Mesopotamia and Egypt DBQ AP World History – Ms. Admire Gabriela Gutierrez Mesopotamia and Egypt Civilizations Mesopotamia was surrounded by most of the world’s ancient highly developed and social complex states. Mesopotamia was considered one of the four riverine civilizations because at that time writing began or was invented and also‚ that’s when the Nile Valley in Egypt developed. Egypt was a second civilization that grew up in northeastern Africa‚ along the Nile River. The Egyptian
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Ancient Rome and Ancient China. Ancient Rome and Ancient China share many similarities‚ but also many differences. Ancient Rome and Ancient China have similarities in the problems they faced and in their accomplishments‚ but they also share many differences‚ such as their religions‚ languages‚ and locations. Ancient Rome‚ or the Roman Empire‚ is located in the Western Mediterranean. There‚ the main religion was Christianity and people mostly spoke Latin. Ancient China‚ however‚ is located in East
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