the shang dynasty china’s first historical dynasty
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The Shang The Shang DynastyDynasty
China’s First Historical China’s First Historical DynastyDynasty
QuestionsQuestions
How do we know about the How do we know about the Shang today?Shang today?
Where was the Shang’s Where was the Shang’s capital? Where is it located capital? Where is it located on the map of China?on the map of China?
What do the tombs tell us What do the tombs tell us about the Shang?about the Shang?
QuestionsQuestions
How do we know about the How do we know about the Shang today?Shang today?
Where was the Shang’s Where was the Shang’s capital? Where is it located capital? Where is it located on the map of China?on the map of China?
What do the tombs tell us What do the tombs tell us about the Shang?about the Shang?
The Origin of the ShangThe Origin of the Shang
China was China was controlled by the controlled by the Xia dynasty, whose Xia dynasty, whose king was a tyrant.king was a tyrant.
Tang the Victorious Tang the Victorious defeated the Xia defeated the Xia and became the and became the first Shang Kingfirst Shang King
The Shang in ControlThe Shang in Control
Over their 600 years of rule, the Over their 600 years of rule, the Shang expanded their territoryShang expanded their territory
They also had many capitals, They also had many capitals, including the city of Anyangincluding the city of Anyang Many of the Shang artifacts found Many of the Shang artifacts found
in modern times are from this cityin modern times are from this city
The Mandate of HeavenThe Mandate of Heaven
Mandate of HeavenMandate of Heaven – Said – Said that the king was chosen by that the king was chosen by heaven, and would rule with heaven, and would rule with goodness and wisdom. When goodness and wisdom. When he failed, the people had the he failed, the people had the right to overthrow the king.right to overthrow the king.
Innovations of the ShangInnovations of the Shang
Bronze WorkingBronze Working Shang used bronze Shang used bronze
for war, farming, for war, farming, and religious and religious ceremoniesceremonies
Bronze vessels Bronze vessels could be as heavy could be as heavy as 1,900 poundsas 1,900 pounds
Examples of BronzeExamples of Bronze
Innovations of the ShangInnovations of the Shang
The Shang The Shang invented invented Writing in Writing in ChinaChinaThey often They often
wrote on wrote on bamboo, bamboo, bones, and bones, and perhaps silkperhaps silk
Chinese WritingChinese Writing
Early Chinese writing was Early Chinese writing was done in done in pictographspictographs, where , where each symbol looked like the each symbol looked like the word it meantword it meant
As time went on, the symbols As time went on, the symbols became more elaborate and became more elaborate and more like modern Chinese more like modern Chinese writingwriting
Modern Chinese WritingModern Chinese Writing
Shang Culture: Oracle Shang Culture: Oracle BonesBones
Kings used Kings used oracle bones oracle bones to guide their to guide their decisionsdecisions
They used They used both animal both animal bones and bones and shells of shells of turtlesturtles
Oracle Bones: How they Oracle Bones: How they workedworked
Kings would write a question on Kings would write a question on the bone, then give it to a the bone, then give it to a fortune tellerfortune teller
The fortune teller would then The fortune teller would then hold it over a fire, which would hold it over a fire, which would crack the bonecrack the bone
The fortune teller would then The fortune teller would then interpret the cracks to give an interpret the cracks to give an answeranswer
Famous Shang PeopleFamous Shang People
Fu HaoFu HaoQueen to King Wu Queen to King Wu Ding in the late Ding in the late 1313thth century B.C.E. century B.C.E.
Also a great Also a great general, she once general, she once led an army of led an army of 13,000 soldiers13,000 soldiers
Fu HaoFu Hao
Wu Ding cared a lot about Fu Wu Ding cared a lot about Fu Hao. He often consulted the Hao. He often consulted the oracles to ensure her safetyoracles to ensure her safety
When Fu Hao died, Wu Ding When Fu Hao died, Wu Ding had her buried in an had her buried in an elaborate tomb with jade art elaborate tomb with jade art and bronze axes.and bronze axes.
The End of the ShangThe End of the Shang The Zhou The Zhou
conquered the conquered the Shang around Shang around 1027 B.C.E.1027 B.C.E.
The Zhou The Zhou claimed that the claimed that the Shang lost the Shang lost the Mandate of Mandate of HeavenHeaven