River Civilizations 7 Aspects of Civilizations

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River Civilizations 7 Aspects of Civilizations by Mind Map: River Civilizations 7 Aspects of Civilizations

1. geography and agriculture

1.1. Picture Shang/Zhou

1.2. Shang/Zhou

1.2.1. picture

1.2.1.1. The Shang and Zhou dynasty was around the yellow river

1.2.1.2. had good soil to farm which made it easier for them to grow.

1.2.1.3. rice was used by the zhou

1.2.1.4. grow, rice, millet, wheat, yiluo, yangsha

1.2.2. picture

1.2.2.1. The land they had covered from modern day Iraq to East Syria

1.2.2.2. being in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers they had fish and fertile soil to grow crops

1.2.2.3. the Sumerian empire did not have 1 defiant boundary

1.2.2.4. Living grounds flooded unexpectedly destroying everything

1.2.3. Sumerian

2. Arts and education

2.1. Picture Shang/Zhou

2.2. Shang/Zhou

2.2.1. built pots and bowls

2.2.2. built tombs for the dead

2.2.3. built spectacle coffins for the rulers

2.2.4. dads would teach sons how to rule

2.3. Sumerian

2.3.1. statues held tools in there hands

2.3.2. statues had large wide out eyes

2.3.3. with art they used arches, ramps and columns

2.3.4. formed a writing called cuneiform, had to use sharp tools called styluses to write

2.4. Picture Sumerian

3. Economy and trade

3.1. Shang/Zhou

3.1.1. although some people work specialized jobs most of the population worked around agriculture

3.1.2. they traded goods through trails evidence of this was found of un native tortoise shells in their houses

3.1.3. cowery shells were used as the medium of exchange money.

3.1.4. bronze replicas of the cowery shells became chinas first cast coins

3.2. Sumerian

3.2.1. had to trade to get thing like medal for tools

3.2.2. One of the first to use taxs

3.2.3. tax the mostly on the poor people and used them for labor etc.

3.2.4. got the materials for buildings and art through trade.. lacked wood and metals.

4. Social Structure And Family

4.1. Shang/Zhou

4.1.1. Shi were scholars Nong were farmers and peasants gong were artisans and craftsman shang were merchants and traders.

4.1.2. families were divided into 3 category's the king and his family, the noble families then the peasant families.

4.1.3. peasants lived on the land the nobles owned.

4.1.4. farm villiages were the main social unit.

4.2. Sumerian

4.2.1. 4 classes Nobles, commoners, clients and slaves.

4.2.2. Slaves would be captured from war or if they cant pay back debt.

4.2.3. Nobles were the royal family, warriors with large amounts of land and priests

4.2.4. Family often had family seals and were often used as signatures

5. Religion

5.1. pic

5.2. Shang/Zhou

5.2.1. believed in afterlife laid sacrificed people with riches

5.2.2. laid sacrificed POWs with the ruler

5.2.3. shang worship deceased ancestors

5.2.4. part of worship was asking there ancestor for advice

5.3. Sumerian

5.3.1. Each city state worshiped a different god

5.3.2. The city leaders had the job of pleasing the dietys to ensure of that god or goddess

5.3.3. Believed that the gods were the ones who flooded the land killing many people and housing

5.3.4. believed that the gods had ultimate power

5.3.5. Sumerian

6. Goverment

6.1. Shang/Zhou

6.1.1. put governors to rule different parts of china

6.1.2. the Shang army were used mostly to prevent rebellions

6.1.3. farms were called to join the army.

6.2. Sumerian

6.2.1. China was ruled by a strong monarchy and the king was surrounded by court

6.2.2. The king was never able to rule with ultimate power or become a dictator

6.2.3. Hammurabi's Code. If you were to break one of the codes you will be punished.

6.2.4. A King was said to have the power to talk to the gods, which gave him power.

6.2.5. the kings were usually the one who took down the last government and formed dynasties

7. Science and Technology

7.1. Shang/Zhou picture

7.2. Shang/Zhou

7.2.1. learn how to use iron which was stronger then bronze

7.2.2. made Zhou first cavalry

7.2.3. built roads and canal

7.2.4. made coins and use chopsticks

7.3. Sumerian

7.3.1. developed that a circle is 360 degrees

7.3.2. developed a math system base on 60. An hour has 60 minutes. A minute has 60 seconds

7.3.3. learn to use geometry to build build elaborate stuctures

7.3.4. Invention of exponets and roots

7.4. Sumerian picture