Shang Writing,Art and Technology.
What stone stood for wisdom in the Shang dynasty.
Jade stone stood for wisdom
What is the mass majority of soldiers in the shang empire?
foot soldiers, archers, men mounted on horses and elephants
The Shang social class was divided into ____ social classes.
The Shang was divided into six different social classes
What were the shangs ancestors powers
“They also believed that dead ancestors had the power to help or harm the living”
Kings and nobles spending to much did what to the economy?
Corrupt kings spent to much
What helped unify the Shang people
Writing helped unify the chinese people.
The shang warriors used these to protect their heads
Helmets
The ____ was at the top of the Shang social class
The emperor is at the top of the social class
What did the shang people believe about death
The Shang people believed in life after dying
After to much conquest their armies were what?
They wared to much and wound up with a weak military
The Jade stone represent the qualities of a what kind of person
Represented qualities of a superior person
The Kings shang warriors swords were made out of____
Bronze
Out of all the 6 shang social classes Which was the most populated?
farmers made up the largest social class in the society.
What did it mean when shang people gave food to their dead ancestors
The shang honored their ancestors as a sign of respect, worshipers gave food sometimes made human sacrifices too
The last shang king jumped into a fire with what on?
The last king put on all his jewelry and threw himself into the fire
What did characters stand for in writing?
Characters stood for words
The Shang kept ____ under control to keep in power
Clans
Out of all the Shang social classes which one is the lowest?
Slaves were the lowest of the class and had the least rights and were sacrificed
What were their oracle bones made of
There oracle bones were made of the shoulder blade of a cow and turtle shell
who settled near the yellow river?
Farmers settled here
Tools help keep the Shang dynasty in power for what amount of time.
Tools helped them stay in power for more than five hundred years.
Shang Warriors Were always in battle with____
Enemies
The Nobles supported the emperors ____ by giving him supplies
Nobles were the highest social class and supports the emperor's war with weapons.
What did the kings seek their ancestors advice for
Kings seeked their ancestors advise on stuff like when to hunt, when and where to build cities and if they should go to war with someone
The peasants did what when government corruption took china?
Their presents wound up revolting