1. Economy and Trade {H}
1.1. Sumeria
1.2. Shang/Zhou
2. Social Structure and Family Life
2.1. the rulers were kings and preists
2.2. Sumeria
2.2.1. the men were taught at school but women were taught at home
2.3. Shang/Zhou
2.3.1. most people were gone a lot
2.3.2. the family had little respect for those that were younger then themselves
2.3.3. The Zhou dynasty was founded by King Wen of the Ji family in 1076 BC
3. Geography and Agriculture
3.1. Sumeria
3.1.1. They cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs. They used oxen as their primary beasts of burden and donkeys or equids as their primary transport animal. Sumerians caught many fish and hunted fowl and gazelle.
3.1.2. it is believed that 89% lived in cities
3.1.3. the sumerians started out with out farming and later farmed rice
3.2. Shang/Zhou
3.2.1. the main food they farmed was rice and they hunted animals
3.2.2. there location was on the water which was good for rice
3.2.3. all farmers eventually gave their land to serfs
4. Arts and Education - km
4.1. Sumeria
4.2. Shang/Zhou
4.2.1. People in China by about 2000 BC learned from west Asia how to make bronze out of copper and tin, mainly to give art to gods.
4.2.2. These bronze jars and boxes usually were cast in several different pieces then soldered together with melted bronze or tin.
4.2.3. In the Shang Dynasty inscriptions for teaching and learning were carved into bones or tortoise shells as the simplest records.
5. Religion {H}
5.1. Sumeria
5.2. Shang/Zhou
6. Science Technology - km
6.1. Sumeria
6.2. Shang/Zhou
7. Government and Leaders {H}
7.1. Sumeria
7.2. Shang/Zhou
7.2.1. Zhou-'govenor' for each state with a ruling king
7.2.2. Shang-a King and royal family,uptight.