1. Social Structures and Family Life
1.1. Sumeria
1.1.1. Mesopotamian social strata had three main classes.
1.1.2. Nobles and priests on top
1.1.3. merchants, artisans, craftsmen and farmers were middle
1.1.4. slaves and war prisoners were on bottom
1.2. zhou
1.2.1. Men held
2. Religion
2.1. Sumeria
2.1.1. Palaces in later times were used as shrines
2.1.2. Polythiestic religion, contains gods and goddeses
2.1.3. Had hundreds of temples to worship
2.2. zhou
2.2.1. believed in after life, where leader would need slaves and riches
2.2.2. Ancestor worship
2.2.3. believed in ancestoral spirits
3. Economy and trade
3.1. Sumeria
3.1.1. Ubtained most materials for art and buildings through trade
3.1.2. Sumer lacked wood and metals
3.1.3. traded their woven textiles
3.2. zhou
3.2.1. Iron was the backbone of their economy
4. Geography and Agriculture
4.1. Sumeria
4.2. zhou
4.2.1. New farming techniques lead to food suplus
4.2.2. Cities getting bigger made them build roads and cannals.
5. tought to work with iron a
6. Arts and education
6.1. Sumeria
6.1.1. Statues were large and eyes were wide open
6.1.2. Made small objects carved out of ivory
6.1.3. Famous for cylinder seals
6.2. zhou
6.2.1. used bronze
7. Science and Technology
7.1. Sumeria
7.1.1. hundreds of Irrigation channels
7.1.2. 2 story houses for wealthy, 1 story for poorer
7.2. zhou
7.2.1. Most metal work was bronze
7.2.2. Learned how to use iron
7.2.3. Made first catapolts
8. Government and Leadership
8.1. Sumeria
8.1.1. Priests initialy governed citys and were of high status
8.1.2. War chiefs took over as rulers or kings
8.1.3. Kings began to form dyanasties
8.1.4. War chiefs took over as rulers or kings
8.2. zhou
8.2.1. A just ruler, and not allow anyone currupt to hold power
8.2.2. Took over the Shang and said it was because they had lost gods favor.