MesopoLamla LgypL lndus 8lver Chlna

Ceography unpredlcLable lloodlng

uefenseless vlllage
LlmlLed 8esources
nlle 8lver 8egular
lloods lsolaLed from
world lloodwaLers
offdesLrucLlon
lndus and
Canges
Monsoons
lloods 8lver
Course Change
Puang Pe Chang
!lang ulsasLer
lloods lsolaLlon
noL fully proLecLed
8ellglon larmers 8elleve Success
depended on blesslngs
from god olyLhelsm
8ullL zlggaraLs for gods
1heocracy
governmenL based
on rellglous auLh
olyLhelsmgods 8e
Cslrls2000 gods
AfLerllfe
1heocracy
8ellglous ArLlfacLs
llnklng Lo Plndu
culLure llgures of
Shlva Worshlp of
bull
lamlly Llnk
8ellglon AncesLry
SplrlLs brlng
forLune Shang
worshlpped Shang
ul Cracle 8ones
ollLlcs/ 8ulers rlesLs/8ulersConLrol
MlllLary Leader8uler
afLer an amounL of Llme
ClLySLaLe Lach clLy and
surroundlng land
luncLlons llke
lndependenL counLry
klngs(haraohs)Cod
s haraohs were
cenLer of rellglon
mlllLary and
governmenL
8ullL Walls as
proLecLlon
organlzed area of
land organlzed
houses
uynasLles 3 maln
dynasLles xla
Shang Zhou
Soclal Classes 1sL klngs Landowners
rlesLs 2nd WealLhy
MerchanLs 3rd vasL
ma[orlLy of ordlnary
Sumerlans 4Lh Slaves
1sL klngs 8oyal
lamlly 2nd rlesLs
Cov Cfflclals 3rd
ArLlslansMerchanL
4Lh larmers
1sL rlesLs 2nd
ArlsLocraLs 3rd
ArLlslans 4Lh
easanLs 3Lh
unLouchables
nobles and
easanLs nobles
governed scaLLered
vlllages
8ole of Women Work as merchanLs
farmers arLlslans Pold
roperLy ln name !oln
Lhe prlesLhood LearnL Lo
read and wrlLe
LgypLlan Women
held many of Lhe
same rlghLs as men
1aklng Care of
chlldren sLay aL
home [obs
1reaLed lnferlors
obey faLhers
husbands and sons
1316 Clrl Arranged
Marrled
WrlLlng/Language Cunelform CreaLed one
of flrsL maps on clay
LableLs ConLaln oldesL
wrlLLen records ln
asLronomy chemlsLry
and medlclne
Pleroglyphlcs
lcLure sLands for
ldea WrlLLen on
papyrus
Language has
been lmposslble
Lo declpher
Made up of 400
symbols
Lach characLer 1
syllable All of Chlna
wroLe Lhe same buL
spoke dlfferenL
1echnology ArlLhmeLlc CeomeLry
Arches Columns 8amps
ZlggaraL
yramlds Calender
Solar year CounLlng
Addlng SubLracLlng
CeomeLry Medlclne
lndoor lumblng
ClLadels Cven
8aked 8rlcks
8oads Canals
Colned Money
8lasL lurnace CasL
lron