Euphrates

Yellow River (Huang He)

Yangtze

Tiber

Communist

Capitalist

Traditional

Modern Market

The "Mandate of Heaven" would allow people to select a new king

Bad kings continued to rule until their death

People would protest and the bad kings would make better choices

There were no bad kings, because they were absolute rulers who were absolutely good.

Taoism- Emphasizing balance of gods and nature

Buddhism- emphasizing balance and reincarnation

Confusianism- emphasizing filial piety and ancestor worship

Judaism- worship of a single Jewish God of Israel

Compass

Cuneiform

the Wheel

Bricks

nomadic lifestyles

monotheistic belief systems

democratic governments

writing/ written forms of communication