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Yellow River Valley Civilizations China: Shang & Zhou Dynasties Geography influences civilization o Temperate (mild) climate o Rivers Huang He (Yellow) River Yangtze River o Isolated river valleys due to geography o Himalayan Mountains o Gobi Desert o Annual spring time flooding Rich soil loess Shang Dynasty 1700 – 1100 BC Bronze Age Achievements Bronze o Writing system “oracle bones” o Tomb building & ancestor worship o Accurate lunar calendar o Kingdom with large court of nobles o Large army Zhou Dynasty 1100 – 250 BC Justified conquering Shang peoples with “the Mandate of Heaven” Zhou Accomplishments o Iron age o Cavalry & catapult o Chop sticks o Coinage (money $) o Improved farming techniques Tiered farming o Religion/Philosophy Rise of Confucianism & Daoism Confucianism o Kongfuzi (Confucius) 551 – 479 BC o Analects (writings) To restore order in society their must be respect for family & tradition Ruler must show respect for his people Meritocracy :jobs earned by skill not social class Educated people must do public service Daoism “the way” o Laozi (500s BC) o Dao De Jing (writings) Retreat from society & yield to the power of nature To achieve harmony in the universe one must find one’s place in nature Comes out of Warring States period Yin & Yang = “the balance of nature”