Geography
What does Huang mean?
Yellow
What were Shang Kings?
Warriors
What type of religion was the Shang dynasty?
Polytheistic
What is the divine right to rule?
Rules were born into royal families and they had unlimited power
What was the yellowish or greenish stone that was carved into beautiful, high-valued objects?
Jade
What limited China’s contact with other countries to the west?
Geography limited their contact with other civilizations far to the west.
How did the Shang dynasty expand?
They expanded their lands through conquest
Who was in charge?
Shang Kings
What is the mandate of heaven?
Anyone can be the ruler and if they abused their power they could be overthrown.
What type of environment did the north have AND what was grown?
It was cool and they grew millet.
Which two specific places are responsible for the silt for farming?
Gobi Desert and the Loess Plateau
What did they turn silkworm cacoons into?
Fine silk cloth.
What was different about the way the Chinese viewed their kings?
China did not view them as gods.
They would overtax, not protect anyone, infrastructure would decline, and there would be injustice.
What type of environment did the south have AND what was grown?
It was warm and they grew rice.
How was ancient China different from other early river civilizations in terms of trade?
Its trade with distant lands was limited.
What did they use to talk with ancestors?
Oracle Bones
How did the Shang Dynasty worship their ancestors?
They used ritual sacrifices
What are the disasters?
Invaders, natural disasters, and revolts.
What were the roles of farmers?
To provide food for everyone.
What was a tradition or way of life in China that was not brought by another culture?
The art of farming.
What two things helped this dynasty survive?
Wealth and Power
Why did kings use warfare?
To gain wealth and power
What did the new dynasty do?
Restore peace, protect citizens, and improve infrastructure.
What was the difference of obtaining objects between Shang armies and the previous Huang civilization?
The Shang armies would use warfare to obtain goods.