Mesopotamia Location: Middle East

Developed a writing system: Cuneiform

Worshiped in a building called: Ziggurat

Area: Called Fertile Crescent. Good for farming.

Mesopotamia

Present Day: Iraq

Egypt

Mummification: Preserve the Dead

Pyramids: Tombs

Hieroglyphics: System of writing

Nile River: Without it, Egypt would die.

China

Location:

Controlled by Dynasties: Families in power

Invented many things such as: Fireworks and Kites

Built the Great Wall: Protection

India

Mt. Everest: Tallest Peak in the World

Religion: Hinduism

Greece

Mythology: Zeus, Apollo

Democracy: People have a say in government

Philosophers: People who sit and think

Rome: Located in Italy

Colosseum: Used for Entertainment, Battles, Garbage dump

Gladiators: Fight to the Death

Number System: Roman Numerals

Mesoamerica

Mesoamerica

Inca
Maya
Aztecs

Inca
Machu Piccu-lost city
Stone work
Pyramids
Messengers

Maya

Astronomy
Calendar
Concept of zero
Written language-hieroglyphics
Pyramids
Farming-raised fields, canals, corn

Aztecs
Capital city: Tenochtitlan
Temples and pyramids
Warriors