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Early River Valleys (Egypt (Religion (Polytheistic (Pharaoh was seen as a…

- - - - Pharaoh was seen as a god
  - - - Pharaoh ruled
        
        Used slaves
  - - - seen as a god
  - - - Advancements in medicine (using salt for mummification)
  - - - Silt
- - - - Xia,Shang,Zhou
      - Emperors received messages from oracle bones
        (Only emperors could read them)
      - Dynastic Cycle
  - - - Merchants were deemed least ¨respectable¨ in their caste system
    - - Peasants work the land in exchange for protection from the lord.
  - - - Ask Gods or ancestors for answers
      - Read by king
    - - Ancient Chinese belief that granted the divine right to rule based on their ability to govern.
  - - - Filial piety
        
        Respect for elders, ancestors, and family
      - Ancestor veneration
        
        Mandarin was their spoken language
    - - Bronze, metallurgy, silk, jade
      - Coins
      - Iron weapons
      - Crossbow
- - - - Two main gods, a man with a horned head and a mother goddess
  - - - Powerful priest class
- - - - Protected the weak
    - - Ur, Uruk, Babylon
      - Kings rule over city-states
  - - - Centered around nature
  - - - Trade!