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Compare and Contrast Indus Valley Civilization and Shang Dynasty

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Name: Ashley Thatcher Date: History | Graded Assignment | The Long-Answer Essay: Early Civilizations ? 2016 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 1 of 2 Copying or distributing without K12?s written consent is prohibited. Graded Assignment The Long-Answer Essay: Early Civilizations Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit. (Score: ___ of 45 points) Compare and contrast key characteristics of two early civilizations (choose from Mesopotamian, Shang, Indus Valley, Chavin, and Phoenician) in terms of three of the following: economy, political system, art and architecture, religion, technology, legacy.

AP World History Chhapter 2

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AP World History - Stearns Chapter 2 ? Classical Civilization: China I. Introduction ? longest-lived civilization in history A. Isolated 1. Couldn?t learn from other cultures 2. Rare invasions 3. Distinctive identity 4. Relatively little internal chaos w/ decline of Shang dynasty a. Greatest links to classical society B. Intellectual theory 1. Harmony of nature ? yin and yang ? balance 2. Seek Dao ? the way a. Avoid excess b. Appreciate balance of opposites c. Humans part of world, not on outside ? like Mediterranean Thesis: China emerged with an unusually well-integrated system in which government, philosophy, economic incentives, the family, and the individual were intended to blend into a harmonious whole. II. Patterns in Classical China

Chapter 20 Classical Civilization: China

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Chapter 2 – Classical Civilization: China I.Introduction – longest-lived civilization in history a.Isolated i.Couldn’t learn from other cultures ii.Rare invasions iii.Distinctive identity iv.Relatively little internal chaos w/ decline of Shang dynasty 1.Greatest links to classical society b.Intellectual theory i.Harmony of nature – yin and yang – balance ii.Seek Dao – the way 1.Avoid excess 2.Appreciate balance of opposites 3.Humans part of world, not on outside – like Mediterranean Thesis: China emerged with an unusually well-integrated system in which government, philosophy, economic incentives, the family, and the individual were intended to blend into a harmonious whole.

Summary of Shang dynasty

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SHANG DYNASTY TOP TEN 1. Technological: paper was invented. 2. Oracle bones are found to have been a huge part 3. Writing system ----- pictographic 4. Believed and worshiped a higher god who was superior to lesser gods such as the sun, moon and rain. 5. The Shang dynasty had an aristocracy with a king ruling over military dignity. 6. First ruler, Tang, learned a lot about the downfall of prior dynasty and was the most influential of all the king's to come. 7. Ancestor worship : People offered up their ancestor's souls to God.

AP World notess

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SHANG DYNASTY 1. Technological : paper was invented. 2. Oracle bones are found to have been a huge part 3. Writing system ---pictographic 4. Believed and worshiped a higher god who was superior to lesser gods such as the sun, moon and rain. 5. The Shang dynasty had an aristocracy with a king ruling over military dignity. 6. First ruler, Tang, learned a lot about the downfall of prior dynasty and was the most influential of all the king's to come. 7. ancestor worship: People offered up their ancestor's souls to God.

The Earth and Its Peoples Chapter 2 outline ( Early China part only )

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Early China Geo. + Resources -Isolated (Himalaya, Pamir,Tian Mountians + Desert) -Made transportation/trade hard -Different parts of china had different climates (north=cold weather; south=warm weather) -Rice paddies grown with hard labor ; main food production (grown in the south) The Sang Period -Originated from Yellow River (government: warrior aristocracy) -Aristocrats where mostly generals, supervisors, etc. -Noble families where governed provinces -Military campaigns -> slaves captured to serve capital -Shang cities centers of political control and religion -Many shrines, royal tombs, etc. -Form of Writing * Pictograms and phonetic symbols * only the elite would have to time to master the writing
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