Sept. 24- Sept. 28

[6Aimie]

9/24- finnished old kingdom egypt presentation

9/25- started Shang dynasty presentation

• Shang
  • First to have a centralized government
    • Monarchy
    • Theocracy 
      
      • gods or deities
  • Yellow river and Yangzi rivers were very important to the development of the dynasty
  • Northeast china in the Yellow River Valley
  • Easy to invade because of the flat plains 
  • First civilization of China
  • Built up cities/city states 
  • Invented writing
  • First stratified goverment and society
  • Bronze technology
  • They grew silkworms for silk

9/26- continued presenation

9/27- presentations