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Shang Dynasty Poster (Rise of the empire (Accomplishments/ interesting…
Shang Dynasty Poster
Rise of the empire
General info
AKA Yin dynasty
Yellow river valley (NE China)
2nd millenium BC (1600 - 1046 BC)
Earliest "traditional chinese" dynasty
Bronze age
Came after Xia dynasty
King Jie (of Xia dynasty) was not well liked
Tang (AKA Da Yi) overthew Jie as ruler
Tang was well loved by smaller kingdoms
Tang was compassionate
Tang rules for 17 years
Other kings/rulers....
Last ruler: Mad king Zhou
Di Xin - became cruel, spent money on gambling and drinking, ignored the state
Moved captial to Anyang
Accomplishments/ interesting bits;
First horse-drawn chariots
Believed in after-life and ancestral worship
Horses and chariots were buried with kings
Observatory
Birth of modern written chinese language!
Oracle bones: Wrote sentences (a positive and negative) on a bone, inserted heated rod, watched where it cracked.
A fortune teller would interpret cracks. Supposedly was ancestors giving them messages
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Compound bows
Agriculture and domestic animals
Bronze vessels
Social structure:
Warriors, dukes, slaves, kings, farmers
Organized government
Fall of emptire
Followed by Zhou dynasty
King Wu of Zhou attacked and took over in 1046 BC
Attacked Shang dyansty at Battle of Muye
"Mandate of Heaven" used as justification
Can only be one ruler of China
Sources
https://answers.travelchinaguide.com/question/278323.htm