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Chapter 20
“The Shang Dynasty”
20.1 Introduction
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20.3 Why was the Shang
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20.5 Why was religion
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One of China’s earliest dynasties was the Shang dynasty. This dynasty ruled
the area around the Huang He from 1700 – 1122 BC.
Ancient China was not one country, but a number of clans, _____________
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In the 1920s, the ruins of a Shang city were found at Anyang. Archeologists
unearthed many artifacts from these ruins that revealed an ancient civilization.
The ruins were the remains of one of the royal cities of the Sang. The city
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The king’s palace sat on a platform. The palace was made _____________
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Human sacrifices were also part of Shang burials. While excavating at Anyang,
archeologists found at least 9 royal tombs.
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The Shang government was led by a powerful king who controlled the land. To
expand his power, ___________________________________________
Shang kings depended on strong armies to maintain their rule. ___________
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The king’s armies were especially powerful because __________________
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Shang society was divided into six social classes. The king and his relatives
were at the top.
The nobles made up the highest ranking social class after the ruling family.
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Craftspeople formed a small social class. ___________________________
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Like craftspeople, traders ranked below nobles but above farmers in Shang
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Farmers were the largest social class in Shang society. ________________
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At the very bottom of Shang society were slaves, who _________________
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The religion of the Sang centered on ancestor worship. The Shang believed in
important
Shang?
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20.6 How did writing
develop under the
Shang?
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20.8 Why
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Shang?
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life after death. The also believed _______________________________
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They also believed that dead ancestors _____________________________
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In Shang belief, kings had the power to rule because they were descended from
powerful ancestors.
Kings used oracle bones to ask ____________________________________
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The inscriptions on oracle bones are among the earliest known examples of
Chinese writing. In Shang writing, characters stand for words, rather than
sounds.
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People also used logographs, _____________________________________
Having a written language helped to unify the Chinese people. Although
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Shang artists showed great skill in working with bronze. _______________
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The Shang also produced outstanding jade pieces. ____________________
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Working with bronze was an important technology for the Shang. ________
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The Shang excelled in war and the ruling classes built up great wealth.
Fighting _____________________________________________________
The Shang king and his nobles ____________________________________
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A later king would say the final blow was ___________________________
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