1. Religion
1.1. Shang /Zhou
2. Geography and Agriculture
2.1. Sumeria
2.1.1. Mesopotamia in Ancient Greek, stands for'Land Between Rivers'
2.1.2. Between the Tigris and Euphrates, which helped keep their crops fertile and supplied them with water in the otherwise arid region
2.1.3. Barley was their main crop, which helped them get a good head start due to how nutritious and bountiful it was
2.1.4. Organized irrigation system that was stemmed off the Euphrates and Tigris rivers
3. Religion
3.1. Sumeria
3.1.1. The city-states were protected by their own patron god, who the leader of the town had to appease to
3.1.2. Gods ruled nature, such as Nammu, who was the god of the watery abyss and the primeval sea
3.1.3. Ruled by the laws of the gods, called me, which were the universal, divine decress of the pantheon.
3.1.4. Humans were originally servants, but the gods released them when they became pests.
4. Social Structure and Family
4.1. Sumeria
4.1.1. They had a clear, caste based system with kings and priests on the top
4.1.2. Excluding slaves, the lowest caste included farmers, specialists, and artisans.
4.1.3. Women were expected to take care of the home, while men participated in law and politics
4.1.4. Warriors were viewed commonly with respect and as higher than the tier directly above the lower class, but not quite with the rulers.
5. Government and Leaders
5.1. Sumeria
5.1.1. Consisted of city-states such as Sumer, Ur, all with independent governments
5.1.2. Ruled by kings with a court consisting of the ruling classes and the priesthood
5.1.3. Theocratic type government, ruled by a priest-king, which was clever due to the amount of religious belief the Sumerians had, believing that their city's individual fate was left in the hands of the gods
5.1.4. Eventual empire were formed as the government grew more complex and competent rulers conquered more lands for their city-states, most notable king being Sargon
6. Economy and Trade
6.1. Sumeria
6.1.1. Mesopotamia had few raw materials and had to trade for them with places such as Lebanon
6.1.2. Expansive textile trade, including the trading of their own well crafted pottery
6.1.3. Mostly traded with Southwest Asia region, but their trade routes went all the way to even Indus Valley in India
6.1.4. They relied more on their well adapted specialist caste than slaves
7. Arts and Education
7.1. Sumeria
7.1.1. Sumerian architecture largely consisted of ramps, columns, and arches
7.1.2. They often used resources such as lapis lazuli, marble and hammered gold for their arts and crafts
7.1.3. The ancient Sumerians had expansive records, from such simple topics as 'this house was built here' to 'the crop yield of this farmer was so and so'
7.1.4. The first signs of Sumerian shchooling were dated around 2500 BCE, which taught such things as geometry, astronomy, botony, mathematics, and more
8. Science and Technology
8.1. Sumeria
8.1.1. Created geometry for argriculture, which was used knowledgeably to create a vast, well organized irrigation system
8.1.2. Sumeria accomplished expansive medical knowledge, even managing such things as basic surgery with primitive tools
8.1.3. Created a primitive form of writing called Cuneiform, which was a large system of engravings with specific meanings
8.1.4. Invented the wheel, which would be used in pottery (potter's wheel) and chariots