China and Mesopatamia

Mesopotamia and Ancient China
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is the first place where humans formed civilization. Early settlers camped together and started to create villages and towns. Eventually these towns became large cities. They needed law and order so they created a government. There were many civilizations in mesopotamia. Some of them included the Sumerians, the Persians, the Babylonians, the Akkadians, and the Assyrians.

China China was mostly ruled by dynasties. A dynasty is a line of hereditary rulers of a country. A dynasty can last from a couple years to hundreds of years. The first dynasty of China was the Xia Dynasty. It was from 2070 BCE till 1600 BCE. Another dynasty of ancient China is the Shang Dynasty. It is also known as the Yin Dynasty. It was from 1600 BCE till 1046 BCE.

There were many differences and similarities between the two very powerful countries.
Similarities
One of the similarities between the two great countries is that they were both of the first civilizations in the world. They are both very old. Mesopotamia dates back to over ten thousand years ago! Ancient China is also over ten thousand years old. Another similarity is that they both went through hard and easy times. They both had their ups and downs. Another similarity is that they both had religion. They had their own beliefs of gods. Another similarity is that they both had very large governments. Both of there governments were constantly changing also. Another similarity is that they both lived near rivers. They both depended on the rivers for trade and transport. China was near three rivers. One of them was the Huang He River. It is about 2,900 miles long. It is also known as the Yellow River. Another one was the Yangtze River. It was the longest of the three. It was 3,434 miles long and wide enough for ships to sail through it. The third river was called the Xi Jiang River. It was the smallest of the three. It was about 1,200 miles long. Mesopotamia was in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The Tigris River was about 1,150 miles long. The Euphrates River was about 1,740 miles long.

Differences As well as similarities between the two countries, there were differences. One difference is that China still exists and Mesopotamia doesn't. Of course China isn't the same but it still exists. Another difference is that they both believed in different religions. Another difference is that China had dynasties while Mesopotamia had kings.