While initially, the civil rights
act of 1964 gave legal protection from discrimination based on race, color,
religion, sex or national origin. Later amendments to the act (made in 1957 and
1960) extended the protection to disabled Americans, women in collegiate
athletics and the elderly.
Independence was not made the main focus
I believe it is A.) The seperation of church and state.
Both Shang and Zhou governments were feudal states, meaning that there was a ruling dynasty which controlled the whole country, and then other classes which were below it, ending with peasants.
In Shang, women could rule. Zhou created their own currency.