1. Social Structure and Family
1.1. Summerians
1.1.1. Kings, priests, and their principal agents were at the top rankinng
1.1.2. Men held political power and made laws
1.1.3. Women took care of home and children
1.1.4. Artisans, farmers, and laborers were on the lower part of the hierachy
1.2. Shang Zhou
1.2.1. Lower class people spent days in field farming
1.2.2. Wealthy people had free time to collect expensive objects.
1.2.3. King made farmers fight in army
1.2.4. Forced to farm
2. Science and Technology
2.1. Shang Zhou
2.1.1. Roads and canals allowed better transportation and communication.
2.1.2. Zhou introduced coins to china
2.1.3. Began to use the chopsticks
2.1.4. Iron Tools
2.2. Summerians
2.2.1. Used Geometry to build structures and irrigation systems
2.2.2. Created a math system based on the number 60
2.2.3. Bronze tools
2.2.4. Invented the plow and column
3. Government Leaders
3.1. Sumerians
3.1.1. War chiefs became King
3.1.2. Performed ceremonies for gods
3.1.3. Dynasties
3.1.4. Battle for dominance
3.2. Shang Zhou
3.2.1. Court
3.2.2. King, that appointed smaller governor
3.2.3. Mandate of heaven
3.2.4. Dynastic
4. Religion
4.1. Summerians
4.1.1. Built Temples
4.1.2. Wanted to please Gods
4.1.3. Polytheism
4.1.4. Built monuments and held ceremonies for gods
4.2. Shang Zhou
4.2.1. Ancestor worship
4.2.2. Offered gifts
4.2.3. built temples
4.2.4. practiced of the oracle bone
5. Economy and Trade
5.1. Summerians
5.1.1. Lacked raw materials, resulting in trading.
5.1.2. Social Hierarchy Forms
5.1.3. Traded with people across Southwest Asia
5.1.4. Used many materials for building
6. Art and Education
6.1. Shang Zhou
6.1.1. Best skilled in bronze making
6.1.2. surplus in food lead in more people having time to specialize in a job.
6.1.3. People became more educated
6.1.4. Learned how to grow crops in 9,000 BC.
6.2. Summerians
6.2.1. Built arcs, ramps, and columns
6.2.2. Carved small objects out of ivory
6.2.3. Made cylinder seals to sign documents
6.2.4. Used styluses to produce cuneiform