Compare And Contrast Egypt and The Shang-Zhou River Valley In Two of The Following: Environment, Government, and Religion.
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Compare And Contrast Egypt and The Shang-Zhou River Valley In Two of The Following: Environment, Government, and Religion.
Egypt (Government)
King=pharaoh/ half god sent to earth to maintain ma’at
Pyramids
Hieroglyphics on papyrus to keep records Similarities
Theocracy
Tax through military and labor
Shang-Zhou (Government)
Mandate of heaven
Tombs
Oracle bones for records
Environment
Hot, dry, sunny climate
Agriculture dependent on river water
Natural barriers (Nile River for Egypt, mountains for SZ)
Environment
Southern China- heavy rainfall, Northern China- inconsistent rainfall patterns
Agriculture dependent on rainfall
Compare And Contrast Egypt and The Shang-Zhou River Valley In Two of The Following: Environment, Government, and Religion.
By: Lexi Jassmann
Egypt and the Shang-Zhou Dynasty were both powerful and influential civilization who faced similar ideas in their government, and defense strategies, but differed when it came to cultural rituals, and the use of natural resources. A solid form of government is essential to any civilization, and although Egypt and Shang-Zhou were both successful, they both used different and similar methods to conform to their religious and social standards. Egypt used a Pharaoh as their king, which they claim the pharaoh was sent from a god in order to maintain ma’at, the distinctive order of the universe. On the contrary, the Shang- Zhou Dynasty followed their own theory of the Mandate of Heaven. The Mandate of Heaven served as a foundation for the Chinese government for three thousand years, and was used when a ruler had neglected his duties such as dishonoring gods, expressing tyranny, or ignoring warning signs of disasters; heaven could remover this “mandate” and put it in the possession of a more worthy ruler or family. After a ruler has fulfilled their duties and depart the physical world, both Egypt and the Shang-Zhou
Compare And Contrast Egypt and The Shang-Zhou River Valley In Two of The Following: Environment, Government, and Religion.
Egypt (Government)
King=pharaoh/ half god sent to earth to maintain ma’at
Pyramids
Hieroglyphics on papyrus to keep records Similarities
Theocracy
Tax through military and labor
Shang-Zhou (Government)
Mandate of heaven
Tombs
Oracle bones for records
Environment
Hot, dry, sunny climate
Agriculture dependent on river water
Natural barriers (Nile River for Egypt, mountains for SZ)
Environment
Southern China- heavy rainfall, Northern China- inconsistent rainfall patterns
Agriculture dependent on rainfall
Compare And Contrast Egypt and The Shang-Zhou River Valley In Two of The Following: Environment, Government, and Religion.
By: Lexi Jassmann
Egypt and the Shang-Zhou Dynasty were both powerful and influential civilization who faced similar ideas in their government, and defense strategies, but differed when it came to cultural rituals, and the use of natural resources. A solid form of government is essential to any civilization, and although Egypt and Shang-Zhou were both successful, they both used different and similar methods to conform to their religious and social standards. Egypt used a Pharaoh as their king, which they claim the pharaoh was sent from a god in order to maintain ma’at, the distinctive order of the universe. On the contrary, the Shang- Zhou Dynasty followed their own theory of the Mandate of Heaven. The Mandate of Heaven served as a foundation for the Chinese government for three thousand years, and was used when a ruler had neglected his duties such as dishonoring gods, expressing tyranny, or ignoring warning signs of disasters; heaven could remover this “mandate” and put it in the possession of a more worthy ruler or family. After a ruler has fulfilled their duties and depart the physical world, both Egypt and the Shang-Zhou