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Political Ruled by dynasties As Mesopotamia, Egypt and Indus were declining, Shang Dynasty in China was rising to power Zhou Dynasty Mandate of Heaven: Justification through right of God Dynastic Cycle: Pattern of the rise and fall of dynasties Feudalism: nobles have permission from Kings to own and work king’s land

Economic Because of China’s isolation by natural barriers, early settlers had to supply their own goods within China Not much trade outside of China

Religious Family and Religion are closely linked Prayed to ancestors because they thought their ancestors could bring them luck or disaster Consulted the gods through ancestors Shang Di – Supreme God

Social Society was sharply divided between nobles and peasants Family was central to society Had arranged marriages Group was more important than the individual

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Intellectual Shang Dynasty was the first to leave written records Oracle Bones: animal bone or tortoise shells where priests scratched questions for gods then applied heat until it cracked. Then they priests interpreted the cracks

Intellectual No connection between written and spoken Chinese Advantage: Someone can read Chinese without knowing how to speak it

LOVE HAPPY

Achievements Oldest Shang city – Anyang built in the woods mainly from wood Had massive earth walls for protection Found a wall 118 feet thick and 1.2 square miles

Achievements Introduced the chariot – a major tool of war Skilled in bronze work, silk and weapons

Achievements During the Zhou Dynasty they: Built roads and canals Developed blast furnaces that allowed them to produce cast iron

Geography Surrounded by natural barriers on all cardinal directions North: Gobi Desert East: Pacific Ocean South: Himalaya Mountains West: Taklaman Desert and Plateau of Tibet

GOBI DESERT TAKLIMAKAN DESERT PACIFIC OCEAN HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS

Geography Fertile plain found between 2 major rivers 1. Huang He (Yellow River) Floods left behind LOESS: yellow silt 2. Yangtze River Flooded unpredictably

Huang He (Yellow River)

Huang He (Yellow River)

Yangtze River

Yangtze River

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