1. Arts and Education
1.1. Sumerians
1.1.1. Painting was mostly used for geometrical and plant-based decorative schemes, but most sculptures were also painted.
1.1.2. Sculptures were mostly made in stone and clay.
1.1.3. The art was mostly used for religious reasons.
1.1.4. Sumerian schools called edubbas, or tablet houses. There were only some select boys that could go to school and they were usually wealthy.
1.2. Shang/Zhou
1.2.1. The primary part of the vessle is the frontal animal-like mask with a prominent pair of eyes
1.2.2. Bronze design motifs were created sometimes with repetitive stamps.
1.2.3. Jade represents the highest achievement of Bronze Age material culture.
1.2.4. The most famous of these schools was founded by Confucius, whose vision for individuals was to understand and accept their position in the social and familial hierarchy
2. Social Structure & Family Life
2.1. Sumerians
2.1.1. The men hunted and gathered while the women tended to the crops.
2.1.1.1. they also provided meals for the family.
2.1.1.1.1. women did not hunt thEY stayed back and took care of the children
2.1.1.1.2. The men were usually gone all day hunting and gathering supplies.
2.2. Shang/Zhou
2.2.1. During this time period in ancient Chinese civilization, there were two ruling families that held control for around 1,500 years in China.
2.2.1.1. the children stayed home and played outside and also helped with the gardens while the woman prayed and provided meals for the family.
2.2.1.2. the men were usually gone all day hunting.
2.2.1.2.1. In the family, younger members also obeyed the wishes of their parents without question.
3. Geography & Agriculture
3.1. Sumerians
3.1.1. Sumeria
3.1.2. Mesopotamia is divided into two parts: upper mesopotamia and sumer. Mesopotamia as a whole had few natural boundaries, and the fact that it was perfect for farming lead to more people and more conflict. the land became more populated and Sumerians were upset. Plus the climate was not very good to its people, very harsh winters.
3.1.2.1. The people in Sumeria had to make new technology and methods to coup with their environments. they also needed to provide more food as the groups began to grow. Also with an increase in people you had to develop a more stable government
3.1.2.2. Sumer is surrounded on both sides with rivers. which were always being used by the people of Sumer.
3.1.2.3. The rivers Euphrates and Tigris had, at one point, went into the Persian Gulf independantly, but gradually moved closer and entertered into the Persian Gulf in one river.
3.1.2.4. River
3.2. Shang/Zhou
3.2.1. Ancient China was built along the two main rivers—first the Yellow River, in the north, and later the Yangtze in the south.
3.2.1.1. In the settlements along the Yellow River, people grew millet in the rich, easily worked loess soil.
3.2.1.2. Along with dogs, pigs and cattle, people in the south had water buffalos to help work the soil or pull plows. By the heavy use of human labor, the same area of land in the south could grow about twice sometimes even tripled as much food as in the north.
3.2.1.3. The seasonal monsoon winds that blow north from the Indian Ocean over Asia produce vast amounts of rainfall in the Himalayan Mountains.
3.2.1.4. BEN,OWEN,TYLER
4. Economy and Trade
4.1. Sumerians
4.1.1. Some of the Sumerians jobs includes pottery makers, stone-cutters,bricklayers,metal-smiths,farmers,fishers, weavers, leather workers and sailors.
4.1.1.1. The Sumerian Economy was based on agriculture, which was influenced by major technological advances in Mesopotamian history.
4.1.1.2. The metal-smiths,pottery makers, farmers, fisherman etc all bartered and traded their goods.
4.1.1.2.1. Economy
4.1.1.3. The only records kept at this time were business transactions, these were the first written objects found by archaeologists.
4.2. Shang/Zhou
4.2.1. A long period of time around 2000BCE also known as the Bronze Age was a great time to buy and sell bronze.
4.2.1.1. In China, as in other societies, the mechanism that generated social cohesion, and at a later stage statecraft, was ritualization. bronze became so popular it was nearly treated as a god.
4.2.1.1.1. The Shang traded an exceptional amount of goods with the Mesapotima Indus Valley Civilizations, Bronze was the main item being traded.
4.2.1.1.2. The Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE) was the longest-lasting of China’s dynasties.
5. Religion
5.1. Sumerians
5.1.1. During 3000B.C.E. Sumerian Dieties became more popular and this religion began well known throughout the Middle East.
5.1.2. Nature gods became City gods and the only ones worthy enough to speak to them were the priests.
5.1.3. According to the priests the gods created the humans to use them as there slaves.
5.1.3.1. summerian gods
5.1.4. The Sumerians believed in Polytheistic Religion, which they practiced daily.
5.2. Shang/Zhou
5.2.1. The Shang believed in Spiritual control, they thought the gods controlled the Earth and anything that inhabited. The Shang believed in Spiritual control, they thought the gods controlled the Earth and anything that inhabited. The Shang believed in Spiritual control, they thought the gods controlled the Earth and anything that inhabited.
5.2.1.1. The Shang believed in Spiritual control, they thought the gods controlled the Earth and anything that inhabited. The Shang believed in Spiritual control, they thought the gods controlled the Earth and anything that inhabited.
5.2.1.2. The Shang also believed in animism, they believed every animal was a descendant of the gods.
5.2.1.2.1. They also practiced Oracle Bone communication, they believed if kept youre ancestors bones you couod talk to the gods.
6. Government and Leaders
6.1. Sumerians
6.1.1. One of the most famous priests/ kings was Gilgamesh of Uruk
6.1.1.1. The Sumerians worshiped their ancestors and followed the ways of animism.
6.1.1.1.1. in Sumeria everyone was equal including the children.
6.1.1.2. They didn't have Leaders they had Gods.
6.2. Shang/Zhou
6.2.1. Shang had kings and also foloowed the animism.
6.2.1.1. they had many idols as well as kings.
6.2.1.1.1. they believed in their ancestors being leaders in their lives.
6.2.1.2. the men were in a higher c;lass than women.
6.2.1.2.1. animals
7. Science and Technology
7.1. Sumerians
7.1.1. Irrigation was another thing they invented for agriculture.
7.1.2. They also created clay bricks to build their houses with.
7.1.3. In the Middle East, near the Fertile Crescent, a group of people called Hunter-Gatherers began traveling the land and planting gardens.
7.1.4. The seed plow was invented and revolutionized agriculture.
7.1.5. They developed theorems on how to measure the area of many shapes and solids. They were also close to an accurate measurement of the circumference of a circle.
7.2. Shang/Zhou
7.2.1. Advancements in iron production allowed them to make stronger weapons and farm tools.
7.2.2. They created bronze vessels, tools and weapons
7.2.3. They created the horse-drawn chariot
7.2.4. Shang used a piece-mold casting for bronze