1. Shang/Zhou
1.1. -The Shang Dynasty was centralized around the Yellow River, because the water helped populations grow.
1.2. -Agriculture required seeds that would grow in dry climates, such as millet
2. Sumerians
2.1. -Located on the fertile crescent in the middle east.
2.2. -Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. These rivers were big in
2.3. -Agriculture depended heavily on irrigation systems from the tigris river. The river often flash flooded, which made the irrigation systems require repair often.
2.4. -Early in Sumerian civilization, eighty to ninety percent of those who farmed did so on land they considered theirs rather than communal property.
3. Geography and Agriculture
4. Religion
4.1. Shang/Zhou
4.1.1. -The Shang Kings believed there were ghosts and spirits in the universe, good and evil.
4.1.2. -The Zhou were much more vague and transcendental than the Shang
4.1.3. -Heavenly Spirits, terrestrial forces, and human ancestors were the three realms of deities.
4.1.4. -This dynasty's tradition of human sacrifice during the burial of High nobles and kings began to dissipate
4.2. Sumerians
4.2.1. -Things that were not understood, such as rain or thunderstorms, were often credited to the great powers, such as Gods.
4.2.2. -The Sumer began to worship nature as their main great power, but slowly began to affiliate there God's as humans, having power over nature itself.
5. Economy and Trade
5.1. Sumerians
5.1.1. -Lacked basic building materials such as wood and metals
5.1.2. -Traded materials they had for wooden textiles
5.1.3. -Had a large agricultural industry
5.1.4. -Goods were transported by donkey, boat, and on foot
5.2. Shang/Zhou
5.2.1. -Main economy was slave and agriculture
5.2.2. -Raised farm animals such as pigs
5.2.3. -Known for being avid hunters
5.2.4. -Developed workshops and stores for musical instruments etc.
6. Social Structure and family life
6.1. Sumerians
6.1.1. -Social structure was a hierarchy of nobles, commoners, clients and slaves
6.1.2. -Daily life was well documented due to written language
6.1.3. -The noble class consisted of priests, government officials, and warriors
6.2. Shang/Zhou
6.2.1. -Confucianism was the social practice
6.2.2. -It consisted of an economic chain with emperors on top, merchants, scholars in the middle, and farmers on bottom
6.2.3. -The Shang/Zhou area was set up with strong central cities
6.2.4. -Men were dominant
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8. Shang/Zhou
8.1. -Perfected bronze casting
8.2. -Produced glass
8.3. -Engineering tech for irrigation, dams, etc.
8.4. Developed warfare technology
9. Arts and Education
9.1. Sumerians
9.1.1. -Created the earliest forms of stamping for signatures/art
9.1.2. -Created early form of writing called cuneiform
9.1.3. -Students were taught literacy, zoology, botany, math and geology
9.1.4. -Boys would start school at 6 or 7 and continue for 10 years
9.2. Shang/Zhou
9.2.1. -Major part in the bronze age
9.2.2. -Education was divided into "lower" and "upper" based on age
9.2.3. -Not as advanced as the Sumerians in terms of education
9.2.4. -Taught according to student ability
9.2.5. Shang art
10. Science and Technology
10.1. Sumerians
10.1.1. -Developed siege warfare
10.1.2. -First to develop a pictographic language
10.1.3. Invented crop irrigation systems
10.1.4. Later invented the wheel and began smelting iron later
11. Government and Leaders
11.1. Sumerians
11.1.1. -Sumer was divided into at least 12 city-states
11.1.2. -They were each ruled independently
11.1.3. -Before 3500 B.C. priests ruled Sumer
11.1.4. -Sumer had something similar to a democracy
11.2. Shang/Zhou
11.2.1. -The government in the Shang Zhou dynasty was led by emperors
11.2.2. -The emperors in this time ruled everything