Similarities Between China And India

The early civilizations of China and India are similar but also quite different to the civilizations of Sumer and Egypt. A common similarity is the use of rivers. Most early civilizations built cities near rivers to gain food, water, and other necessities, this is one common theme between civilizations of China, India, Sumer, and Egypt (Stearns, 50). A common difference is the way the emperor/king ruled. In civilizations such as Babylon, the ruler created rules to fix family issues and property problems (Stearns, 36). While the civilizations of China and India, like the Aryan community, they had a the priests as the top of the city and they created rules based off of religion (Stearns, 55). Studying the similarities and differences between the civilizations of Sumer and Egypt to China and India, one might find patterns of those that have migrated to another area but also, new trends that the people may have changed over time.
One similarity is the use of art to tell a story. Shang culture (in China) ideographs to symbolize the emperor or an image for a ceremony (Stearns, 59). In the Sumerian culture, pictures were painted on walls to represent the daily way of life (Stearns, 29). These two examples demonstrate the use of art to show an image or a story that can be told over and over, a new concept to people. Another similarity is the religion basis. Many Mesopotamian city-states believed in animism, that gods had a special purpose for all objects made in the world (Stearns, 32). This concept is similar to those of the Aryan civilization, the belief in polytheism (Stearns, 55). The similarity is that many civilizations believed in many gods instead of none or one god. This demonstrates the common practice of religion within small parts of the world. There are many other similarities that connect different city-states to growing