Emperors and Kingdoms:
Indus River - No known kingdoms
China:
-Xia Dynasty - 1st known dynasty of the Chinese area along the yellow river.
-known for their black pottery.
Shang Dynasty:
-Created objects out of bronze.
-Used human sacrifice a lot.
-If a king died, 100 slaves would be thrown into the grave with him
Western Zhou
-Used the father to son kingdom passing.
-didn't rule all of China
Eastern Zhou
-relocated western Zhou after being attacked
Mesopotamia:
Babylon
-from 1792-1750 BC
-Hammurabi was the king
-didn't last long because king died
Neo Babylonian
Babylon - means gate of gods.
Egyptian Kingdoms
-2700-2200 BC
-Pharaohs were buried pyramids but later buried in tombs.
Middle Kingdom
-Egypt's golden age
-trade, arts, and literature flourished.
New Kingdom
-Egypt's expansion period through military force.
-Kings were buried in the Valley of Kings.
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