2. Two biggest cities:
Mohenjo-
Daro
Harappa
Houses with
complex plumbing,
drains, and sewers
Mostly Farmers
A lot of merchants
and traders too

3. People from central
Asia intermarried with
natives from the
Ganges river basin
Their descendents are
Aryans
The Vedas- a collection
of prayers, hymns, and
religious teachings

4.  Dividedsocial
classes based
on job
 Ledto the
caste system

5.  Polytheistic- many gods
 Onemost powerful god-
Brahman
 Mystics-individuals who
devote themselves to
seeking spiritual truth

6.  BelievedChina was
the center of the
Earth- called it the
Middle Kingdom
 Surrounded by
mountains, deserts, j
ungles, and oceans-
isolation!

7.  Dynasty- period of time
where one family rules
 Shang- began 1650
B.C.E.
 Zhou- began 1027
B.C.E.
 Dynastic cycle- rise and
fall of dynasties
 Controlled by Heaven

8.  Many gods and nature
spirits
 Respect for ancestors
 Yin and yang
 Yin- Earth and female
forces
 Yang- heaven and male
forces

9.  Shang-
 Studied planets
 Created calendar
 Made bronze and silk
 Zhou-
 First books
 Bound strips of wood or bamboo
 Chinawas large, wealthy, and highly
developed!