P.R.I.D.E.S. Ancient Civilizations

Priests and kings made up the highest level in Sumerian society; slaves at the bottom.

Each city and the surrounding land it controlled formed its own independent city-state.

the Sumerians believed that many different gods controlled the various forces innature. 

Thenatural resources were extremely limited; they had no supply of stone, wood, ormetal

Clay tablets show investigations in astronomy, chemical substances, and symptoms of disease.

the era of the Zhou dynasty introduced the use of coined money and roads and canals in China

 c. 2000B.C. nomadic warriors known as Amorites invaded Mesopotamia.

Shang society was sharply divided between nobles and peasants. 

Artifacts show figures related to a mother goddess, fertility images and worship of cattle.

Sumerians traded with other peoples for the products that they lacked.

Two centuries after Hammurabi’s reign, the Babylonian Empire fell to nomadic warriors.

When Sumerians arrived in Mesopotamia, theirlanguage became dominant in the region.

In ancient China,a girl would marry between the ages of 13 & 16-the marriage was prearranged.

Early Indus Valley engineers also created sophisticated plumbing and sewage systems.

The Shang worshipped a supreme God, Shang Di as well as many lesser gods and used oracle bones.

Scholars have concluded that girls were not allowed to attend the schools.

The Indus river provided a link to the sea and allowed valley inhabitants to develop trade

In 1027 B.C. a people called the Zhou overthrew the Shang and establishedtheir own dynasty.