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ANCIENT CHINA

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Shang & Zhou China1650-1027 BCE

SMALL KINGDOMS1027-256 BFEUDALISM

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Huang He River aka Yellow River aka River of Sorrows

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Shang ChinaANCIENT CHARACTERS MODERN CHARACTERS

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Zhou Government Mandate of

Heaven – gods grant the right to rule to a dynasty

Dynastic Cycle – rise and fall of dynasties (ruling families)

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Chinese Religion & Philosophy Shang Ti ruled over the other gods. Priests acted as intermediaries between

humans and the gods. Veneration (respect) of ancestors because

deceased relatives would intervene with the gods on your behalf.

Household gods oversee activities in the home.

Taoism/Daoism Confucianism Legalism

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China’s AccomplishmentsSHANG ZHOU Silk Making Bronze Tools Characters Oracle Bones –

Questions written on bones or tortoise shells

Astronomy

Iron Tools & Weapons

Use of Money First Books Soybeans

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Oracle Bone

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Shang Art

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Shang Elephant

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Zhou Art

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Zhou Art