Familial Duties
Shang Dynasty
Social Class System
Yellow River
100

What group was valued more in the Chinese family?

Older Men

100

When was one of the first cities established?

2000 Bc

100

What did the Nobility have to do to get the authority to rule the areas around the Yellow River?

Pay tribute to the King

100

How many people did the Yellow River's floods kill?

Over 1,000,000

200

What did women do to improve their status in their husband's family?

Have the child of her husband and they must be boys.

200

What was the first capital named?

Anyang

200

What were the things that the nobility especially bout from artisans?

(Artisans are people who make things)

Embroidered Silk Shoes

200

What is Loess?

Loess is dusty yellow soil that spread over the peasant's fields?

300

What was the ruler of China referred to in terms of family duties?

The Super-Grandfather with supreme responsibility

300

What type of land was Anyang located on?

Forest Clearing

300

What did crops do plebs mostly farm from the Yellow River's rich soil?

Rice and Wheat

300

What is the Yellow River's Nickname?

China's Sorrow