1. Shang Dynasty And Gobi desert
By: Marcus Miller and Aiden Montano

2. Boundaries Shang Dynasty
The boundaries are from the Yellow River to the Yangtze
The Shang Dynasty had to guard against the flooding of the Yellow and Yangtze River
The ancient Shang developed complex forms of irrigation and flood control

3. About the Gobi desert
The Gobi Desert was a natural barrier which protected Ancient China from enemies
The Gobi covers about 1.3 million square kilometers
Gobi means “Waterless Place”
It is about 500,000 sq. miles
The Gobi Desert expands into Chinas grasslands, the dust storms heavily damage agriculture

4. Shang dynasty inventions
Chopsticks
Oracle bones
The chopsticks were mainly invented for a better way to eat their food.
The oracle bones were usually made out a turtle shell and were used for writing and records

5. About the Shang Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty had al total of 34 kings up to this day.
Shang Dynasty was the first recorded dynasty and lasted from to1122 BCE
It was during the Shang Dynasty that bronze working became more common
The Shang Dynasty used chariots and axes
When the Xia Dynasty ended the Shang Dynasty rose to take its place
The Shang Dynasty fell and was replaced by the Zhou dynasty

6. Interesting facts that we found about the Shang Dynasty and Gobi Desert
The Gobi is the 5th largest desert in the world
Only 5% of the desert is sand dunes
Populated mostly by Mongols and Han Chinese
The Shang Dynasty is believed to be the oldest Chinese dynasty based in history
Shang dynasty’s music would came from ocarina, stone chimes, and bronze bells and drums.

7. Yin and Yang The words Yin and Ying mean dark side and sunny side
In Chinese philosophy Yin and Yang described how apparently opposite or contrary forces are actually complimentary
For example : Light and Dark, Fire and Water, Male and Females
Yin and Yang = Opposite yet same
For instance shadow can not exist without light and visa versa

8. Conclusion
During our research we learned so much like how the Gobi desert is the 5th largest desert in the world. We spent a lot of time doing this power point. We hope you’ve enjoyed our power point. Thank you.

9. Bibliography http://paigeancientchina.weebly.com/inventions.html
Google
Bing

10. 结束
(The End)