1. Early Chinese Dynasties

2. Shang Dynasty 1766-1122 B. C. First dynasty with written records Oracle bones- shells and bones that contained writing Major city- Anyang

3. Shang Achievements Bronze work Carvings from marble and jade Use of wheel Silk making Writing system contained pictographs

4. Society Three main classes Filial piety Belief in ancestral spirits Worships many deities

5. Mandate of Heaven Used to justify taking power The right to rule came from Heaven First used by Zhou royalty

6. Zhou Dynasty 1122-221 B. C. Expanded Chinese territory Iron-working was introduced Confucianism and Daoism emerge Years of warfare between nobles

7. Ch’in (Qin) Dynasty 221- 206B.C. First Chinese empire Shi Huangdi- first emperor

8. Achievements of Ch’in United China Single law code Uniform standards for weights and measures Built roads Began Great Wall