1. Economy and Trade
1.1. Sumerian
1.2. Shang Zhou
1.2.1. The shang Zhou were skilled workers in bone, jade shell and ceramics. It is proven that there are shops
2. Social structure
2.1. Sumerians
2.1.1. The Sumerian society was made up of four social classes: nobles, commoners, clients, and slaves.
2.1.1.1. Nobles were the ruling family, priests, warriors and families with large areas of land. Commoners owned smaller amounts of land.
2.2. Shang/Zhou
2.2.1. The Zhou Dynasty used a Confucian Social Hierarchy to rule.
2.2.1.1. Emperors were above all, scholars with a close second, farmers, merchants, then slaves and women.
2.2.1.1.1. It was seen as abnormal because farmers and merchants were higher up than they usually are in most societies.
2.2.2. The upper class were were buried in tombs with objects like food water and clothing that would help them in the after life.
3. Science and Technology
3.1. Sumerians
3.2. Shang Zhou
3.2.1. Developed Chinese writing, built huge tombs,and created a precise calendar based on the cycles of the moon. They also may have created the first systems of money.
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5. Religion
5.1. Sumerians
5.1.1. practiced polytheism, which means worship of many gods
5.1.1.1. Believed that gods controlled natural forces
5.1.1.1.1. They worked hard to please the gods
5.2. Shang/Zhou
5.2.1. They study royal tombs
5.2.1.1. Most tombs contained valuable items made of bronze and jade
5.2.1.1.1. Shang religion centered on the idea of ancestor worship
6. Geography and Agriculture
6.1. Sumerians
6.2. Shang/Zhou
6.2.1. growth and development of early china can be from rivers,fertile soils, temp, climate, etc.
6.2.1.1. Yangzi and Yellow are 2 major rivers that supplied water for China's earliest civilizations
6.2.1.1.1. China's relative isolation helped early civilization there develop and grow
7. Arts and Education
7.1. Sumerians
7.1.1. Sumererian writing is called cuneiform
7.1.1.1. Used sharp tools called styluses to make wedge shaped symbols on clay
7.1.1.1.1. Architecture includes the use of arches, ramps, and columns
7.2. Shang Zhou
8. Government& Leaders
8.1. Shang Zhou
8.1.1. Ruled by a strong monarchy. Strong men were elected to be governors over distant lands in China
8.1.1.1. The kings had a large army to prevent anarchy.
8.2. Sumerians
8.2.1. Ruled in empires, run by kings
8.2.1.1. wrote codes dealing with every type of human interaction (theft, trade, injury, murder)