River Civilizations- Seven aspects in civilizations
by Ashton Lund
1. Geography and Agriculture
1.1. Shangzui
1.2. Most of the shangs spent more of there time in the fields tending to crop.
1.3. Also the floods for the shangzouh had brought good soil called loess.
1.4. Shangzouh rice grows good in southeast china due to heavy rainfall.
1.5. Also in shangs they had isolation which made it hard for other growing thing to invade.
1.6. Sumerians
1.7. They have lived in mesopotamia which was in crescent
1.8. city was in-between 2 rivers which made plentiful crops
1.9. This was also good for farming but lead to many conflicts and territory.
1.10. climate was also not very good it did not rain much either.
2. Economy and Trade
2.1. sumerians lacked many raw materials such as wood and metals.
2.2. Sumerians
2.3. Sumerians traded with across southwest Asia and beyond exchanging woven textiles for metals timber and stone.
2.4. Sumerians men and women developed distinct roles as well as men held political power and made laws while women took care of home and children.
2.5. Also the Sumerians upper class women revived educations ans served as priestesses in the temples.
2.6. Shangzoui
2.7. The Shangs would trade mostly near the main rivers like the yellow river.
2.8. There trades were mostly like gifts than a trade.
2.9. They would trade bronze and other to get tools and materials.
2.10. The hangs would use plants to grow next to the river and use them for a trade after they had grown.
3. Arts And Education
3.1. Artists would create highly decorative bronze vessels and objects.
3.2. Shangzhou
3.3. These were also were used for religious reasons.
3.4. These bronzes were among the best known artifacts of the shang dynasty.
3.5. Sumerians
3.6. They majority if not all were males and that helped a lot.
3.7. Sumerians also had gotten taught in temples as well.
3.8. Usually in each class there is a priest and a teacher.
3.9. The teacher or priest was called the umia.
4. Social structure & family life
4.1. Shangzouh
4.2. So shang zouh had political power and women controlled the homes and children.
4.3. Also the emperors were the also the highest ranking as well.
4.4. Sumerians
4.5. Sumerians also liked to write which they had a writing system.
4.6. Some of the arts is ruins and artifacts they would make.
4.7. Sumerian sculptures include statues with large, wide- open eyes as well as small objects.
5. Religion
5.1. Shangzui
5.1.1. The shangs centered on the idea of ancestor worship.
5.1.2. The shangs also offered gifts to there deceased ancestors in order to keep them happy and fulfilled in after life.
5.1.3. Shangs would ask there ancestors for advice, through oracle bones inscribed bits of animal bone or turtle shell.
5.1.4. Most shangs tombs would contained valuable items made of bronze and jade.