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They are the two most influential “philosophical” systems in Chinese civilization. Confucianism was started by a man named Confucius.
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Overthrew the Shang dynasty and created the Mandate of Heaven. The Zhou line was of kings was the longest lasting.
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Very important part in chinese religion. Showed that the rulers were divine in their kingship.
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The first known dynasty of China. They were neolithic and pioneered the production of silk clothes.
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Hammurabi was a amorite ruler of Babylon. He conquered many city-states in southern and northern Mesopaatamia. He is most famous for his code of laws.
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A more structered civilization than Mesopatamia, Egypt, and the Indus valley. Used the Yellow River as main water and trade source which helped the nation thrive.
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The scale and intensity of rivalry and warfare between the states accelerated. The remaining states sought security from each other by all means possible.
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The largest city in Mesopatamia. It was the capital of the Amorite king Hammurabi in the 8th century B.C.E.
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Form of writing the Egyptians developed using pictures and symbols.
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Area that reaches from western Pakistan to the Thar Desert. The river would overflow twice a year allowing farmers fresh soil to plant crops.
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Land south of Egypt along the Nile.It reflected Egypt in many ways and becam a thriving area.
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The wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, commonly impressed on clay tablets.
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The people who lived in Mesopatamia. They were overthrown by the Semetics.
