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The History of China

The History of China. Shang Dynasty. Slideshow from www.advancedplacementhistory.com. Chinese Dynasties. Shang Dynasty 1766 BCE - 1027 BCE Zhou Dynasty 1122 BCE -256 BCE Qin Dynasty 221 BCE - 206 BCE Han Dynasty 206 BCE - 220AD Later Han Dynasty 25 AD - 220 AD

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The History of China

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  1. The History of China Shang Dynasty Slideshow from www.advancedplacementhistory.com

  2. Chinese Dynasties • Shang Dynasty 1766 BCE - 1027 BCE • Zhou Dynasty 1122 BCE -256 BCE • Qin Dynasty 221 BCE - 206 BCE • Han Dynasty 206 BCE - 220AD • Later Han Dynasty 25 AD - 220 AD • Period of Disunion 220 AD - 589 • Sui Dynasty 589 AD - 618 AD • Tang Dynasty 618 AD - 907 AD • Sung Dynasty 969 AD - 1279 AD • Yuan Dyansty 1279 AD - 1368 AD • Ming Dynasty 1368 AD - 1644 AD

  3. Geography Northern China vs. Southern • North China • Cold Winters • Soils are dry and permeable • Agriculture requires drought resistant crops • South China • Warmer and wetter • Waterlogged fields • Agriculture thrives on rice

  4. Shang Dynasty • Shang dynasty • Construction of cities along the Hwang He river • Shang cites are, on average, 20 times larger than past • Elite homes are walled-in from surrounding communities • Higher proportion of jade and other elite goods in society

  5. An-yang – capital of Shang An-yang large ceremonial and govt center with monumental architecture surrounded by craft areas. • Residential areas surrounded the center of the city • Located on the Hwang He

  6. Anyang Tombs

  7. Central govt power • Influence varied according to distance from the capital. • Shang rulers traveled widely and were assisted by a complex hierarchy of nobles. • Local lords were responsible for collecting taxes and supplying men for public projects. • Armies as large as 30,000 soldiers were assembled to fight “barbarians.”

  8. Shang Economy

  9. Shang farming • Millet was the main crop in North China. • rice and wheat in Southern China • Stone hoes, harvesting knives, and wooden digging sticks used • Irrigation common • agricultural labor may have encouraged rural families to grow • led to large-scale population growth.

  10. Shang bronze • Shang civilization is famous for its bronzework. • Bronze was used to make food and drinking vessels, weapons, chariot and cavalry fittings, and musical instruments. • Indications are that the origins of bronzeworking were local not imported

  11. Shang Religion • Ancestor worship common • Polytheistic nature gods also common • Worship of natural dieties (gods of water, wind, fire, rock, earth) • Ancestor Worship – result of strong belief in family and importance of family taking care of each other • Folk Spirits – similar to the bogeyman, tooth fairy, leprechauns

  12. Shang social system • Kings are divine • The king and his court received grain as tribute that they used to support a lavish lifestyle. • The lower class consisted of farmers and craftworkers. • At the bottom of the lower class were the war captives, who were kept as slaves or served as sacrificial victims for rituals and temple dedications.

  13. Shang Intellectual Life • Writing • Early government systems • First significant cities • Basic civilization characteristics

  14. Shang writing • Chinese writing was formalized during Shang times. • Chinese written language to included over 3,000 symbols. • Chinese writing was related closely to the political, military, and ritual activities of the upper class • Only writing that preserves is found on ritual artifacts…

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