Vocabulary
Di
The being who controlled the known universe
The social order
Royals/nobles
Warriors
Artisans
Peasants
Why were they called rulers and not emperors
The rulers were kings because emperors still didn't exist
How many days and months in a year
12 months and 30 days
Start of the Shang dynasty
1600 BCE
Mandate of heaven
Being able to rule while you are in heaven
Peasants were.....
Sent to work every day on the farms
Anyang
What are the statues made from
Ivory and jade
1500 BCE
Taotie
Masks of birds, dragons, and other geometric patterns.
Royals.......
Created laws and rules
They lost the battel of Muye because even though they
True or False. They had Chinas first cities
True
Capital of Shang dynasty is moved to Yin
1300 BCE
Oracle bones
Animal bones or tortoise shells where written evidence is found and they used to answer king's questions by their cracks from heat.
Warriors would.......
Be on watch day and night to make sure the kingdom is safe
What did kings use oracle bones for
To ask questions
True or False: did they have elegant colored cloth
True
Death of Lady Fu Hao
1200 BCE
None
None
Artisans made......
Pottery, dishes, ivory, and jade
Where did kingship go from after the king dies
It went to brother to nephew or brother to brother
Where do you produce bronze
Metal casting
Downfall of Shang Dynasty
1046 BCE