Shang Capital
What was the Shang Capital?
Anyang
What did the king do to extend his power?
Established smaller kingdoms led by family.
How many social classes did Shang have?
Six
What did Shang religion center on?
Ancestor Worship
What did the nobles spend extravagant amounts of money on? Name one
Palaces, furnishing, clothing and tombs
What did archeologists find under the palace?
Human remains
What did the king depend on to maintain their rule?
Strong armies
King and clan (relatives)
What were oracle bones used for?
Ancestors advice; predictions
What did the king spend all his time on?
Recreational activities (hunting)
What did the Shang do when they built a new royal house?
Sacrificed humans
What was discovered that they used to make weapons?
Bronze
Who are the lowest in the social class?
What materials did the Shang Dynasty use to make art?
Jade and bronze
What eventually weakened the military power of the Shang Dynasty?
Constant warfare
What did they find buried with the kings?
Food, chariots, slaves, weapons, carvings, pottery
What were Shang armies made up of? Name two
foot soldiers, archers, horses and elephants, chariots
Where did they get most of the slaves?
Prisoners of war.
Taotie
Who rose up against the Shang dynasty?
Zhou
What did the objects buried with kings suggest that they believed in?
Afterlife
How many wheels did chariots have?
What artisan skill was most valued?
Bronze work (weapons)
What did the people of the Shang dynasty use for writing?
Logographs, characters that stand for words
What was the final blow to the dynasty?
The corruption of the king