1. Government and Leaders
1.1. shang /zhou
1.1.1. They were ruled by a king zhuo
1.1.2. King would kill anyone who did not follow his rules
1.1.3. Lots of military nobility
1.1.4. Laws put in place
1.2. summerians
1.2.1. Mesopotamia had states.
1.2.2. A god ruled each city.
1.2.3. Kings took over gods.
1.2.4. Everyone lived by Hammurabi's Code.
2. Science and Technology
2.1. shang/zhou
2.1.1. Developed a complex irrigation system and flood control
2.1.2. They created mold and casting
2.1.3. They used axes and Chariots for war
2.1.4. They used wax for materials
2.2. summerians
2.2.1. Developed a very complex writing system.
2.2.2. Developed Metal-working
2.2.3. Performed Excorsims
2.2.4. Learned the Pythagorean Therom
3. Geography and Agriculture
3.1. Southern Mesopotamia
3.2. summerians
3.2.1. Lived on the Euphrates and Tigris River
3.2.2. Very fertile soil
3.2.3. Raised a lot of Sheep and Goat
3.3. shang/ahou
3.3.1. The people lived off of the land.
3.3.2. Lived by the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
3.3.3. Had lots of land
3.3.4. Major source of water
3.4. map of the shang/zhou
4. Social Structure and Family Life
4.1. summerians
4.1.1. Mostly farmers
4.1.2. Small group of elitists called kings and Courtiers.
4.1.3. Most marriages were monogamous
4.1.4. Father had complete control over the family
4.2. shang/zauo
4.2.1. The Shang were skilled workers in bone, jade, ceramics, stone, wood, shells, and bronze
4.2.2. They had a social primide
4.2.3. They buried the rich with good and jewelry
4.2.4. lower class were put in pits
5. Economy and Trade
5.1. shang/zayo
5.1.1. Raised live stock like dogs, silkworms sheep and oxen
5.1.2. They farmed wheat, rice, and barley crops
5.1.3. They trade there animals and crops
5.1.4. Hunted animals
5.2. summerians
5.2.1. Traded with people from Syria and the Indus Civilization
5.2.2. Made trade caravans with donkeys
5.2.3. Traded bronze and made armor and swords with the left over bronze
5.2.4. Used rivers to trade with cities down stream
6. Arts& education
6.1. summerians
6.1.1. Learned to write in Cuneiform
6.1.2. Raised through writings
6.1.3. Taught how to farm in their envornment
6.1.4. Made clay statues for the kings
6.2. shang/zhaou
6.2.1. They wrote on bones to keep history
6.2.2. They used lots of bronze for artifacts
6.2.3. they had two schools one was state and village
6.2.4. States schools were for the wealthy
7. Religon
7.1. Summerians
7.1.1. Mostly polytheistic
7.1.2. Every city and household had its own god
7.1.3. Men were made to serve god and only god
7.1.4. Gave the gods their food and the gods gave back what they needed to survive
7.2. Shang/Zhou
7.2.1. They were Ploytheistic
7.2.2. the priest used shell and bones to predict the future.
7.2.3. they warshiped the high shang
7.2.4. shang ti was to belived as the the link between sprits and humans