1. Science and Technology
1.1. Sumerians
1.1.1. Preformed basic surgury
1.1.2. Invented sewers
1.1.3. Developed math system (Based it on the number 60)
1.1.4. Pottery Wheel
1.1.5. Invented wheel for pottery
1.2. Shang/Zhou
1.2.1. Had great advances in bronze and jade
1.2.2. Created precise calenders of moon cycles
1.2.3. Built huge structural tombs
1.2.4. Zhou learned how to use iron
1.2.5. The method crop rotation allowed more efficient use of the land
2. Social Structure and Family Life
2.1. Sumerians
2.1.1. Kings and priests were top ranking
2.1.2. Large land owners and wealthy merchants came second
2.1.3. Artisans, farmers, and laborers was third (majority of population)
2.1.4. Slaves from battle were at the bottom of the hierarchy
2.2. Shang/Zhou
2.2.1. Hunting was considered a sport because they had so much free time
2.2.2. Rich people collected Jade or Bronze
2.2.3. Iron weapons helped the Zhou army
2.2.4. the king lost a great deal of his power to aristocrats
3. Geography and Agriculture
3.1. Sumerians
3.1.1. Farmed wheat and barley
3.1.2. Domesticated sheep and cattle
3.1.3. Lived in the fertile crescent
3.1.4. Around Persian gulf area
3.1.5. Map of River Civilization
3.2. Shang/Zhou
3.2.1. They were centered in the Huang He valley
3.2.2. Farmed rice
3.2.3. Large agricultural area
3.2.4. Map of River Civilization
3.2.5. The yellow river was one of the geographical boundary
4. Government and Leaders
4.1. Sumerians
4.1.1. Priests governed city states
4.1.2. Preformed ceremonies to please the gods
4.1.3. Eventually war chiefs ruled as kings and made dynasty's
4.1.4. Men ruled as kings and priests
4.2. Shang/Zhou
4.2.1. Ruled by a strong monarchy
4.2.2. The king appointed governors to rule distant parts of the kingdom
4.2.3. The Zhou over threw the Shang
4.2.4. The nobles that ruled the fields owned the farmers that worked on the land
5. Arts and Education
5.1. Sumerians
5.1.1. Sculptures had large wide eyes
5.1.2. Art
5.1.3. Architecture had arches ramps and columns
5.1.4. Had Cylinder seals engraved in detailed designs
5.1.5. Used seals to sign documents and to show ownership
5.2. Shang/ Zhou
5.2.1. They wrote on Oracle Bones
5.2.2. Had bronze decorations
5.2.3. Most of their education was religion
5.2.4. A lot of their art was made out of iron
6. Economy and Trade
6.1. Sumerians
6.1.1. They traded woven textiles for raw materials
6.1.2. lacked wood and metal
6.1.3. Traded with people from south west asia
6.1.4. A social Hierarchy formed from enriched trade
6.2. Shang/Zhou
6.2.1. Their main income came from farming
6.2.2. Silk was their main export
6.2.3. Slaves preformed all economic functions of the society
6.2.4. Artisans formed another social structure
7. Religon
7.1. Sumerians
7.1.1. god statue
7.1.2. They practiced Polytheism
7.1.3. Believed that gods controlled all natural forces
7.1.4. Built temples where they gave the gods gifts
7.1.5. Believed that each city state was protected by one god
7.2. Shang/Zhou
7.2.1. Most tombs contained jade or bronze in them
7.2.2. Based on an ancestor worship
7.2.3. Give gifts to their ancestors
7.2.4. Mostly asked for advice from the ancestors
7.2.5. Shang/Zhou Tomb