Mesopotamia
This is tablet that shows the writings of Sumerians in Cuneiform. This is the striding lion. It led the city through a massive gate named for the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war, Ishtar, whose symbol was the lion.
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Egypt
This is a carving of the Egyptian god Thoth who was the god of knowledge, education, and art. This is a painting of ancient Egyptians dancing. It shows the art and symbols Egyptians used to express themselves.
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China
The Oracle Bones were the divination of the future in the Kingdom. Ancient Chinese coin that emerged during the Han Dynasty.
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Indus River
The National Museum exhibit called this Alamkara – "The Beauty of Ornament". It is a 5,000-year-old artifact/jewelry. In the Indus Valley people played board games like this by moving pieces between the squares kind of like what we call today, chess/checkers.
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