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=Ancient Civilizations.............= Hello, as some (19 people) people may know we are (18 people) studying Ancient Civilization in Humanities class and I am studying Ancient China! Read my Wiki to find out why China is the greatest Civlization that ever existed Introduction Ancient China's dynasties are divided in 2 sections: I chose the Dynasties that go in the **Ancient** section, I chose :
 * Ancient
 * Imperial


 * 1) The 3 Sovereigns and 5 Emperors - 3500-2100 BC
 * 2) Xia Dynasty - 2100-2600 BC
 * 3) Shang Dynasty - 1600-1046 BC
 * 4) Zhou Dynasty - 1045-256 BC

Dynasties that came after these were then classified as **Imperial** Dynasties and what came after the **Imperial** Dynasties is the **Republic of China.** Dynasties were classified as either Ancient or Imperial.

Why I Chose to Study China
I chose to study Ancient China because of what they are today, in other words today they are at the top of the world, almost everything is “made in China” and I was wondering what the country was like before that, Before they became the country they have become, when Emperors and dynasties ruled the country. I also wondered how the environment of China looked like at that time, and finally their population. Today the most spoken language, which language is it? “Chinese” but why? Is it because of their population of approximately 1 billion people? But what caused the population’s increase. A nd has the past of China had an effect on what they have become?

In this wiki you will learn about different needs of population and how different governments meet the needs of their population (if they meet the needs).You will also be learning about the belief systems, Agriculture, Trade, Transportation and Urbanism of Ancient China.

===**Very Brief Example of Some things you will be Learning** === Chinese Beliefs existed because nowadays they are communists, Most Chinese people were Buddhist and so they prayed in Bhudda temples, Their prayers were usually sacred and spiritual. For the Shang dynasty worshipping Ancestors was a very important thing to do, they believed that they became like gods and so they had to be prayed.

I will be studying Ancient Egypt as well as Ancient China, I will also be making comparison's between the 2 civilizations. At that time Egyptians lived under the reign of Pharaohs, Pharaohs were the religious and political rulers of upper and lower Egypt. They were**THE** most powerful person in Ancient Egyptian, they were also known as "Lords of the 2 Lands". The Egyptian Civilizations lasted over 3 thousands years.

The Egyptian Civilization began in 3100 BC with the :
 * Early Dynasty
 * Old Kingdom
 * 1st Intermediate Period
 * Middle Kingdom
 * 2nd Intermediate Period
 * New Kingdom
 * 3rd Intermediate Period
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Late Kingdom
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Ptolemaic

And ended around 85 BC when the Egyptians then fell to the Roman Empire, and Egypt officially became a Roman Province. All Egyptians depended on the Nile for water, food and transportation. Egypt was firstly built as 2 Civilization ruled by 2 different kings. These 2 civilizations were known as Upper and Lower Egypt. Lower Egypt was known as the red crown and Upper Egypt was known as the White Crown. In 3200 BC The upper part of Egypt conquered the lower part of Egypt and both lands became united, and that is how pharaohs became the rulers of both lands. The Egyptians built their Pyramids to burry their pharaohs. The first Pharaoh of Egypt was the Pharaoh who conquered Egypt.......
 * I will try to write about the 3 sovereigns and the 5 emperors if I find information because no one knows a lot about the way they governed. It has not completely be proved that they EVEN EXISTED.**
 * (the Chinese Civilization was made along 2 rivers, the yellow river and the Yangzte River)**