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The First Dynasty

The First Dynasty. Lesson pp. 164 - 167. Dynasty Nobles Oracle Bones. Fu Hao Anyang. Vocabulary. Started rule about 1700 B.C. Ruled for around 600 years Dynasty = a line of rulers who belong to the same family Shang was also the capitol city of the area. The Shang Dynasty.

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The First Dynasty

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  1. The First Dynasty Lesson pp. 164 - 167

  2. Dynasty Nobles Oracle Bones Fu Hao Anyang Vocabulary

  3. Started rule about 1700 B.C. Ruled for around 600 years Dynasty = a line of rulers who belong to the same family Shang was also the capitol city of the area The Shang Dynasty

  4. King and His Family Nobles Traders Craftworkers Farmers Slaves/Prisoners of War Noble = a member of a ruling familyor one of high rank Shang Social Pyramid

  5. Capital was moved to Anyang near the end of the Shang Dynasty Pithouses were dug into the ground for metal workers, potters and servants Anyang

  6. Found her grave in Anyang with many riches She led troops to war and ruled her own town Records about her life were preserved in her tomb Fu Hao

  7. Early Chinese writing looked like pictures During the Shang dynasty it became “simpler” Written on bamboo tablets and silk but none has survived Writing in China

  8. More writing was discovered on these Used by special priests or oracles who could predict the future Oracle bones came from sheep or cattle even though they were called dragon bones Priests heated the bones, looked at the patterns on them, and then predicted the future from them Oracle Bones

  9. Religion in the Shang Dynasty • Believed their ancestors lived in another world and controlled human life • Also believed in many different gods that controlled nature.

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