1. Social Structure and Family Life
1.1. Huang He (Yellow River)
1.1.1. Children respected elders
1.1.2. Social classes - nobles and lower class
1.1.3. Farmers often called to fight in armies
1.1.4. Agricultural society
1.2. Tigris Euphrates
1.2.1. Agricultural society
1.2.2. Men had political and social power
1.2.3. Women took care of the kids and helped around the house.
1.2.4. Men did the Heavy work
1.2.5. Had 3 social classes
2. Economy and Trade
2.1. Huang He (Yellow River)
2.1.1. First coin money
2.1.2. Trade between cities in empire
2.1.3. Isolated form most other trade
2.1.4. Iron was the backbone of Chinese trade
2.1.5. Jade, and Bronze were the coveted items up for trade
2.2. Tigris Euphrates
2.2.1. Exchanged woven materials for metals, wood, and stone.
2.2.2. Set up a tax system
2.2.3. Lacked in many raw materials
2.2.4. Traded with Asia and Europe.
3. Religion
3.1. Huang He (Yellow River)
3.1.1. Built elaborate tombs and had items in their graves for the afterlife
3.1.2. Worshipped their ancestors
3.1.3. Sacrificed and made gifts to the ancestors
3.1.4. Mandate of Heaven- believed that emperors were selected by gods
3.1.5. Used oracle/ancestor bones to predict fates
3.2. Tigris Euphrates
3.2.1. Believed in polytheism
3.2.2. Built Ziggarts
3.2.3. Believed a god protected each city state
3.2.4. Built temples in each city state
4. Geography and Agriculture
4.1. Huang He (Yellow River)
4.1.1. Main crops- wheat and millet
4.1.2. Fertile soil due to flooding that deposited silt
4.1.3. Isolated from other civilizations by mountains, hills, and desert
4.2. Tigris Euphrates
4.2.1. Located in southwest Asia
4.2.2. Area called Fertile Crescent
4.2.3. Had some of the richest soil
4.2.4. Grew Grains such as Wheat and Barley
4.2.5. Floods brought up rich silt to fertilize the surrounding land.
5. Arts and Education
5.1. Huang He (Yellow River)
5.1.1. Involved in Iron working
5.1.2. Created Confucianism, and Daoism
5.2. Tigris Euphrates
5.2.1. Civilizations along the Tigris Euphrates used a open math system based on 60.
5.2.2. Writing was used to record crop yield and record productivity. Done using sharp tools to make wedge shaped symbols on clay tablets.
5.2.3. Allegedly home to the Hanging Gardens of Babylonia
6. Science and Technology
6.1. Huang He (Yellow River)
6.1.1. Advances in iron working
6.1.2. Wrote in pictures on ancestor's bones
6.1.3. Created calendar based on moon
6.1.4. Built roads, canals
6.1.5. Had coin system and calvary system
6.1.6. Invented chopsticks
6.2. Tigris Euphrates
6.2.1. Water control such as canals and basins helped produce a excess of food and allowed trade.
6.2.2. Invented the wheel
6.2.3. Geometry used on building projects.
6.2.4. Invented a base 60 math system
7. Government and Leaders
7.1. Huang He (Yellow River)
7.1.1. Legend is Fu Zi was the first emperor
7.1.2. Earliest Chinese civilization ruled by Xia (allegedly
7.1.3. Shang dynasty took over in 1776 bc and was defeated in 1100 bc
7.1.4. Kings were surrounded by a court, governors, and a large army
7.1.5. Anyang was the first capital city
7.1.6. Believed that emperors were selected by gods
7.2. Tigris Euphrates
7.2.1. Kings, Priest, and Principal figures had the most government authority
7.2.2. Middle class people- Land owners and wealthy merchants
7.2.3. Often used the Wisest men to make decisions