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Shang/Zhou - Coggle Diagram
Shang/Zhou
Politics
monarchy; passed on by monarch’s brother or son
first well documented dynasty
caste system
Innovation/Technology
commerce and cities
late Zhou age saw advances in Chinese technology
first people to manufacture cast iron
improved water control
invented the first compasses and improved mathematics
emphasized military techniques
Technology improved with bronze
Economics
grew soybeans
built more cities
Culture
culture expanded south of the Yangzi River Basin
intellectual tradition
spiritual life; including magic, divination, and ancestor worship
filial piety
human and animal sacrifice
Social
“Warring States Period"
military power used to defend borders against pastoral nomads
Environment/Geography
Yangzi River Basin
major agricultural region; great fertility, water sources, and climate