Chinese Dinasties
1. Shang: Also called Yin, dynasty that was China's earliest historically verifiable state 1766 B.C. to 1122 B.C. A. Reason's for Rise: Unlike the early accounts of history by the Chinese, there is archaeological evidence of the Shang, who built their cities in northern China around the eastern parts of the Yellow River. For this reason they are called the Yellow River civilization. They were a bronze age people; bronze-working seems to have entered China around 2000 BC (about one thousand years after its invention in Mesopotamia).B. Territorial Location & size at height of power (map): The Shang ruled the area from the North China Plain northward into present-day Shantung Province and westward to the tip of Honan Province. C. System of government & rule & names of noted rulers and their accomplishments: A city-state confederation with a three-fold structure of king, officials, commoners. D. Major Religious beliefs & practices: The Shang worshiped the earth and other nature deities to whom they offered human sacrifices. They communicated with the supernatural by writing messages on oracle bones.E. *Major Accomplishments, Achievements, and contributions: The Shang society was many agr
The economic and intellectual achievements increased while the former Sung dynasty to the north slowly decayed. Territorial Location & size at height of power (map): From Russia down to southern China C. The Ch'in, is the origin of the word china, established the approximate boundaries and basic administrative system that all Chinese dynasties were to follow. Wang brought about great change in the government. They conquered western Korea and took over trade with Japan. The Northern Sung fell apart due to differences in opinions by the civil bureaucrats. In 1368, he established the Ming Dynasty and restored Chinese rule. However, inscriptions on bronze and on the oracle bones still survive so we have specimens of the very first Chinese writings. The Mongols established two capitals: a summer capital of Shangdu in Inner Mongolia and a winter capital of Dadu, now known as Beijing.
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