Vocabulary
Cycle
Repeated Series of steps
Earliest form of?
Chinese writing
They believed that ancestors could influence what?
The gods
They had the right to rule by?
Heaven
What are Oracle bones?
Turtle shells used by rulers to communicate with the gods
Dynastic
Related to a dynasty
Which type of bones were used for writing?
Oracle
Oracle bones were used for civilization and?
Divination
What were they allowed to do as long as they were fair?
Rule by heaven
Who did they use Oracle bones to communicate to?
Their ancestors
Oracle Bone
Animal bones used to communicate with the gods
What type of vessels did they use?
Bronze
They believed that Oracle bones were utilized to communicate with ancestors and?
Divine
What did it justify?
Rebellion
Shang dynasty took place in
1600-1046 BCE
Filial Piety
Respect to elders
They used oracle bones to communicate with who?
Their ancestors
Who “controlled” their lives?
Ancestors
Natural disasters or what was a sign of loosing approval?
Corruption
Is the Shang Dynasty older than the Zhou dynasty?
Yes
Bureaucracy
A system of government
Evolution from what to modern Chinese script?
Pictographic
Offerings for food, wine, and?
Sacrifices
Corruptions were thought to be what?
Signs of loosing divine approval
What represented the Shang Dynasty Art world?
Bronze