3. SHANG DYNASTY The Chinese had settled in the Huang He‚ or Yellow River‚ valley of northern China by 3000 BC. By then they had pottery‚ wheels‚ farms‚ and silk‚ but they had not yet discovered writing or the uses of metals. The Shang Dynasty (1766-1122 BC) is the first documented era of ancient China. The highly developed hierarchy consisted of a king‚ nobles‚ commoners‚ and slaves. The capital city was Anyang‚ in north Henan Province. Some scholars have suggested that travelers from Mesopotamia
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cycle‚ the shang and zhou Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of prosperity . the Shang and the Zhou dynasties shared an interest in education and domestic family structure. Both of the dynasty were similar in many ways like they both had one ruler and they both had a lot of wealth. The Zhou appointed governors and the Shang had local lords rule. Zhou and shang also had some differences like for example zhou took farm control over china after they beat shang. The Shang focused on
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Spice for the Shang Dynasty Social Structures: * In the Shang Dynasty the highest on the social ladder was definitely the Royal Family and the aristocracy (chief landowners that often served as officials). * Warriors also held a very high power. * A majority of the people during the Shang Dynasty were peasants who worked for the aristocrats. Also a small number of merchants‚ artisans‚ and slaves. All of which were at the bottom of the “social ladder”. * Slaves most often
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Shang dynasty The Shang dynasty interests me in the way they name significant people and what happened during the Shang dynasty. I chose the Shang dynasty because I thought it would be interesting to learn about the bronze ages and what they created in the time frame. I also wanted to learn about how they ran things and what jobs there were during the early stages of ancient china. Some of the significant people during that time were Lady Fu Hao and Lao Zi. The shang dynasty was around at the time
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Compare and Contrast Religious Beliefs of Ancient China and Egypt It is interesting to imagine a time when we did not know. We did not know if the sun would return to warm us after a cold winter‚ we did not know if the rains would come and saturate the dry earth and fill the rivers. Imagine a time when nature was the only thing outside of our self‚ we had to survive her and we needed her to survive. It is no wonder that people came to revere nature as she gave sustenance. In reverence for our
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Dynasties of China population consist majorly of the working class. The patriarchal Chow Dynasty had over thrown the matriarchal Shang’s and male rule became hereditary. The patriarch’s decision was absolute although class and families owned property in common. “Serfs were taxed as property‚ so many emancipated because of major tax assessments between 600 and 400 B.C.E” (68). Those who emancipated were left to fend for themselves causing many to turn to the state for help. In 500 B.C.E priest encouraged
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you ever wondered about the social classes in ancient times? The Society of Ancient India‚ China‚ and Egypt had many similarities but‚ they did have a few differences. During class we learned about the three societies and learned that India and Egypt were very similar‚ with only a few slight differences. Although‚ China had a much different society that focused on completely different goals than the other two. First‚ the caste system of ancient india. The caste system consisted of four casts
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The Cities of ancient times are a wonder to us. How did they flourish? What did they do to survive? What technology did they learn and use? It is all these things that we search for when we try to uncover how the past led to the people of the present. Here we’ll learn what the Shang Dynasty of China was‚ what they accomplished‚ what problems occurred‚ and finally what became of them. The Shang Dynasty‚ or Yin Dynasty‚ was the first real historic Chinese Dynasty. It existed from around
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during the time of the Shang dynasty. They are Legalism‚ Confucianism‚ and Daoism. Legalism was a philosophy of punishment. Confucianism was a philosophy of peace ( but did have some rules). Daoism was a philosophy of peace‚ being laid-back‚ and kindness. Legalism was a philosophy of punishment. Legalism was based on the teachings of Hanfezi. Hanfezi lived from 280-233 b.c.e. He was also a royal prince from the state of Han. Legalism was used from 253 b.c.e. Hanfezi had a book named after himself
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of human economic‚ political‚ religious‚ and social practices. Although the cultures of both Ancient Egypt and Shang China River Valley Civilizations share geographic‚ religious‚ and political similarities‚ the cultures are vastly different when social characteristics and economic trade are taken into consideration. Both Ancient Egypt and Shang China both developed closely to major rivers. The Ancient Egyptian River Valley Civilization was located along the Nile River which helped to provide a
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