1. Arts and Education
1.1. Shang/Zou
1.1.1. Taotie
1.1.1.1. One of the most distinctive and characteristic images decorating Shang-dynasty bronze vessels is the taotie.
1.1.2. piece mold casting
1.1.2.1. A model is made of an object to be cast, and a clay mold taken of the object.
1.2. Sumerians
1.2.1. Cuneiform table
1.2.1.1. The origin of written language was made out of economic necessity and was a tool of the priestly ruling elite who needed to keep track of the agricultural wealth.
1.2.2. Uruk
1.2.2.1. Some of the earliest written records were found with the uruk.
2. Science and Technology
2.1. Shang/Zou
2.1.1. Mathmatics
2.1.1.1. Descriptions of simple arithmetic and fractions, calculated withchips or tallies
2.1.2. The Chinese calendar
2.1.2.1. To count the days, a combination of two characters that each being from one of the two cycles came up to sixty days, divided in two months and six ten day weeks.
2.2. Sumerians
2.2.1. The wheel
2.2.1.1. The wheel initially took the form of a potters wheel. The concept then led to wind mills and wheeled vehicles.
2.2.2. Industries
2.2.2.1. They created industries including weaving, leather work, metalwork, masonry, and pottery.
3. Government and Leaders
3.1. Sumerians
3.1.1. Many war leaders became the Kings to rule these city-states. These leaders served as Gods' representatives and did ceremonies to please the Gods.
3.1.1.1. First recorded king of Sumer. He was known as "he who stabilized all the lands."
3.2. Shang/Zou
3.2.1. King Wu: 1046–1043 BC
3.2.1.1. The first Shang/Zou leader
3.2.2. King Zou of Shang: 1075–1046 BC (29 years)
3.2.2.1. The last Shang/Zou leader
4. Social Structure and Family Life
4.1. Sumerians
4.1.1. Each Sumerian city rose up around the shrine of a local god.
4.2. Shang/Zhou
4.2.1. They held supreme power but were supported by the royal family, the nobility, the warriors, the priests, and the government officials.
5. Religion
5.1. Sumerians
5.1.1. Religion based off of nature. Worshipped things such as wind and water.
5.1.2. Worshipped forces of nature originally, then later worshipped Gods in human form.
5.2. Shang/Zou
5.2.1. Shang: Believed in ghosts and good & bad spirits
5.2.2. Zou: Believed in heavenly spirits, terrestrial forces, and human ancestors.
6. Geography and Agriculture
6.1. Sumerians
6.1.1. In ancient Mesopotamia, a land of blazing sun and very little rainfall, irrigation was vital for farming.
6.2. Shang/Zou
6.2.1. Ancient China was built along the two main rivers—first the Yellow River in the north, and later the Yangtze in the south.
7. Economy and Trade
7.1. Sumerians
7.1.1. Jobs included pottery makers, metal smiths, farmers, fishers, shepherds, weavers, leather-workers, and sailors. The wheel was invented for carts, chariots, and pottery making.
7.2. Shang/Zou
7.2.1. The economic history of China covers thousands of years and the region has undergone alternating cycles of prosperity and decline. China have been, for most of the last two millennial, the world's largest and most advanced economies.