1. Ancient China

2. Geography Yellow/Huang He River Provided Silt, irrigation
Called “China’s Sorrow” due to its horrible flooding.
Isolation: no trading to know3n world early on.

3. Social Structure/Classes
Kings ruled
Nobles helped rule and owned land
Peasants worked (Feudal System)
Family Important

4. Political Patterns King rules all
Mandate of Heaven – god’s approval if ruler is fair and just.
Shang Dynasty – first dynasty in China.

5. Economic Patterns Used coined money Made iron and bronze
Had wooden houses

6. Scientific Advancements
Roads and canals built to stimulate trade and agriculture
Coined money
Blast furnace that produced cast iron tools and weapons

7. Language Development Pictograms: Enormous!!!
Over 10,000 characters, different languages, same writing

8. Religious Traditions Polytheistic Ancestor spirits important
Oracle Bones- used to talk to the gods

9. The Indus valley Civilization (India)

10. Geography Indian Subcontinent
Himalayan and Hindu Kush Mountains serve as natural barriers
Indus River Valley provided silt but had dangerous flooding
Monsoons- seasonal rain and drought

11. Social Patterns/classes
Few social class divisions
Toys and animals found everywhere
Cities built on platforms

12. Political Patterns Theocracy Rulers were connected to religion
Citadel – was the fortified city center

13. Economic Patterns
Traded gold, silver, jewelry, cotton cloth to Mesopotamia and Egypt via river routes

14. Scientific Advancements
Advanced sewage system
City Planning
Levees
Complex writing

15. Language Development Complex language – never has been decoded
Found on seals and stamps

16. Religious Traditions Polytheistic No temples found
Basis for modern Hinduism