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Early Chinese Dynasties

Early Chinese Dynasties. Shang Dynasty 1766-1122 B. C. First dynasty with written records Oracle bones- shells and bones that contained writing Major city- Anyang. Shang Achievements . Bronze work Carvings from marble and jade Use of wheel Silk making

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Early Chinese Dynasties

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  1. Early Chinese Dynasties

  2. Shang Dynasty 1766-1122 B. C. • First dynasty with written records • Oracle bones- shells and bones that contained writing • Major city- Anyang

  3. Shang Achievements • Bronze work • Carvings from marble and jade • Use of wheel • Silk making • Writing system contained pictographs

  4. Society • Three main classes • Filial piety • Belief in ancestral spirits • Worships many deities

  5. Mandate of Heaven • Used to justify taking power • The right to rule came from Heaven • First used by Zhou royalty

  6. Zhou Dynasty 1122-221 B. C. • Expanded Chinese territory • Iron-working was introduced • Confucianism and Daoism emerge • Years of warfare between nobles

  7. Ch’in (Qin) Dynasty 221-206B.C. • First Chinese empire • Shi Huangdi- first emperor

  8. Achievements of Ch’in • United China • Single law code • Uniform standards for weights and measures • Built roads • Began Great Wall

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