Shang Social Classes
What were the Noble´s jobs?
The Nobles fought in the kings army. They also provided weapons, foot soldiers, and chariots.
Did the Shang Dynasty believe that there was no afterlife? True or False.
False
What is the earliest known examples of Chinese writing?
The inscriptions on oracle bones.
What were the Shang artists best at?
Working with bronze
What weakened the Shang Dynasties armies?
Fighting all the wars tired them out.
What was the craftspeople´s jobs?
They were bronze and jade workers, potters, and stonemasons. They also made and decorated containers for the king and nobles.
What did the Shang Dynasty believe dead ancestors could do?
They could help or harm the living.
What did the Shang Dynasty use for characters that stand for words?
Logographs
What was the most common picture in Shang?
Taotie
What weakened their economy?
The Shang's kings and Nobles spent a lot of money on their palaces, furnishings, clothing, and even their tombs.
What was the order of highest to lowest-ranking social class?
1) Nobles 5) Slaves
2) Craftspeople
3) Traders
4) Farmers
In the Shang Dynasty, why are the kings believed to have more power?
The kings were descended from powerful ancestors.
¨Good¨ is a combination of characters....
¨woman¨ and ¨child
What did the taotie symbolize?
It was a symbol of all the beings in the world.
Around what date did the frontier state called Zhou rise up against Shang?
Around 1045 B.C.E
What was the farmer´s jobs?
They worked small plots of land, growing millet, wheat, barley, rice, fruit, vegetables, and nuts.
What were the King´s main responsibility?
To follow the wishes of their ancestors.
Did this writing help unify Chinese people?
Yes
What did the Shang Artists use jade for?
Sawing, filling, and sanding the stone to make objects.
Who was the Zhou's King?
King Wu
What happened to slaves after their masters died?
They were sacrificed so they could serve their masters in the afterlife.
What did the King´s use to ¨communicate¨ with their ancestors?
Oracle Bones
Yes
According to the Chinese, the qualities of jade represented..
..the qualities of a superior person.
How did the Zhou defeat the Shang Dynasty?
By catching the Dynasty unaware of the attack.