Mesopotamia vs China

Both China and Mesopotamia started from the basics and started from absolutely nothing, they both created different ways to live but the process of doing it was very similar. China and Mesopotamia are alike in a lot of ways. Both of the civilizations started on or by a river. This helped with the starting of their trade, and helped them get off the ground and running. They both also created many extraordinary inventions. The Mesopotamians invented the first ever wheel. This made it easier to move things around faster. As time went on the wheel got bigger and better and made things a lot easier. Mesopotamia also invented the first every calendar. This was a very basic calendar but it made time keeping easier. China invented the Silk Road. This was a huge trading route that went through almost every civilization. This made is extremely easy to trade which they could not live without. It was created during the Han Dynasty. Another similarity of the two is that they both made a way to write. Mesopotamia created the first ever form of writing during 3500 BCE. The writings were simple pictures which represented an object or idea. They used clay to draw the picture because that’s all they had. China also created a type of writing. The Chinese used a series of symbols that created a word or phrase. They both were very patriarchal. Both of the two civilizations had a lot in common. Mesopotamia and China had many differences, but one big one was that China was protected and Mesopotamia wasn’t. Mesopotamia’s location caused them to be unprotected. This made them learn to defend themselves and had to use advanced weaponry. On the other hand China was protected. They did not have to use advance military or weaponry because there was no need to. Another difference is Mesopotamia’s women had few rights while China’s women had none and were treated lowly. Most of this is due to their religion. In China’s religion Daoism women are not involved which probably comes from their