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Summary: China
In ancient China before the Sumerians settled in southern Mesopotamia, the Chinese cultures were building farm lands along the Huang He. These settlements soon grew in to China's cities in 2000 B.C. In the Chinese view everyone that lived outside of the Chinese civilization were a bunch of barbarians. The Chinese had their own name for China which was the Middle Kingdom, they owed respect and obedience to the ruler as they did to their elders. Later in China came the Shang Dynasty known as the first chinese rulers to leave written records. The Shang society was split in two groups the peasants and the nobles, the noble families owned land. With the spirits of their ancestors the Shang worshiped one supreme god, Shang Di, along with many lesser gods.


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 * = **"Shang Di" China's supreme god** ||