ANCIENT CHINA
Shang & Zhou China1650-1027 BCE
SMALL KINGDOMS1027-256 BFEUDALISM
Huang He River aka Yellow River aka River of Sorrows
Shang ChinaANCIENT CHARACTERS MODERN CHARACTERS
Zhou Government Mandate of
Heaven – gods grant the right to rule to a dynasty
Dynastic Cycle – rise and fall of dynasties (ruling families)
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
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
Oracle Bone
Shang Art
Shang Elephant
Zhou Art
Zhou Art
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