1. Government and Leaders
1.1. Shang/Zhou
1.1.1. The Shang Dynasty was a strong monarchy
1.1.2. The king of the Shang appointed governors to distant part of the kingdom
1.1.3. The Zhou conquered the Shang
1.1.4. They started the Mandate of Heaven which stated that they were protected by god
1.2. Sumerians
2. Economy And Trade
2.1. Shang/Zhou
2.1.1. Under the Zhou China's population grew
2.1.2. The growth of cities began to building roads
2.1.3. The Shang may have created some of the first systems of money
2.1.4. Many works of the Shang are some of the best known artifacts
2.2. Sumerians
2.2.1. They Obtained Many Of Their Materials For Buildings Through Trading
2.2.2. They Traded With People Across Southwest Asia And Beyond
2.2.3. A Distinct Social Hierarchy, Or Ranking, Developed.
2.2.4. The Social Class Was Listed Like This Kings, Priests And Their Principal Agents
3. Arts and Education
3.1. Sumerians
3.1.1. The Sumerians Writing Was Called Cuneiform
3.1.2. They Used Sharp Tools Called Styluses To Make Wedge-Shaped Symbols On Clay Tablets
3.1.3. The Sumerians Invented The Wheel, Which They Used Both To Make Pottery And To Build A Variety Of Vehicles
3.1.4. The Created Arches, Ramps, And Columns
3.2. Shang/Zhou
3.2.1. The use of Oracle bones
3.2.2. Early Shang texts used pictures symbols
3.2.3. Zhou learned how to use iron
3.2.4. Made iron weapons
3.2.5. Early Shang texts used pictures symbols
4. Religon
4.1. Shang/Zhou
4.1.1. Shang centered their religion on ancestor worship
4.1.2. The Shang offered gifts to the deceased
4.1.3. Zhou practiced to philosophies, Confucianism and Daoism
4.1.4. The two philosophies were very different from eachother
4.2. Sumerians
4.2.1. They Practiced Polytheism
4.2.2. Believed That The Gods Controlled All Natural Forces
4.2.3. They Believed In Many Gods For Ex. Enlil God Who Ruled The Air And Storms
4.2.4. They Believed That A God Protected Each City-State
5. Geography and Agriculture
5.1. Shang/Zhou
5.1.1. The Indus River Water Flowed Across Northeast Edge Of The Subcontinent
5.1.2. Rain Brought Over Rain By Monsoons(Seasonal Winds)
5.1.3. They Were Hunters And Gathers
5.1.4. They Lived In The Northern Parts Of India Subcontinent
5.2. Farmed rice
5.3. Sumerians
5.3.1. Region Called Fertile Crescent
5.3.2. Between The Tigris And Euphrates Was Called Mesopotamia
5.3.3. They Made Basins And Canals
5.3.4. Farming Not Well. Little Rain
6. Social Structure And Family
6.1. Shang/Zhou
6.1.1. Focus On Agriculture And Trade
6.1.2. Not Many Details On There Society That Archaelogist Could Find
6.1.3. Single Society
6.1.4. Single Authority
6.2. Sumerians
6.2.1. They Had A Dynasty
6.2.2. Babylonian King Hammurabi
6.2.3. The Sumerians Were The First To Develop A Civilization.
6.2.4. Priests Were The Highest Out Of Everybody
7. Science and Technology
7.1. Sumerians
7.1.1. They Were Advanced In Scientific Advances
7.1.2. They Invented The Plow To Make Tools From Bronze
7.1.3. They Performed Basic Surgery
7.1.4. They Collected And Cataloged An Impressive Amount Of Medical Knowledge
7.2. Shang/Zhou
7.2.1. Shang were able to create huge structures used as tombs
7.2.2. Shang astronomers made a calender of the moon cycle
7.2.3. Zhou introduced coins to China
7.2.4. Farmers learned new technologies that increased the size of harvests