Shang civilization, for student's use only. by: Cheska Peralta

2.  As we continue with our discussion, identify
GRESASAW for this civilization.
 Write them down on your notebook.

3. Answer: 5,000 years of continuing
history
The Chinese civilization is one of the
oldest and continuous civilizations
on earth.

6.  Yellow River
 Originates from western
China and flows through
9 provinces
 It is 4,640 kilometres
long
 Loess-yellow soil that
served as fertilizer
 To capture the loess, the
people started to plant
vegetation that can
control the waters that
rose and created dikes.

8.  Yangshao culture existed around 5000 to
1500 B.C.E.
 Longshan culture existed around 3000 to
2000 B.C.E.

9.  Farming and
agriculture, hunting and
fishing
 Nomadic
 Houses called dug-pits
were arranged in a circle
 Painted Pottery Culture
– red and black
geometrical
designs, human facial
and animal designs
 Pottery were coiled or
molded
 Produced silk, cloth
weaving

10.  Similar toYangshao
except they are not
nomadic
 Bigger dug-pit houses
 Invention of the
potter’s wheel led to
better
pottery, thinner, goblet
s with handles
 Pottery were baked in
kiln
 Black Pottery Culture

11.  High earthen walls
 Palace and temple are at the center
surrounded by public buildings and house of
government officials-inner zone
 Artisans, farmers and other citizens lived in
the outer zone
 Ruled by priest-kings
 Led armies with chariots and bronze
weaponry

12.  Known to be the first dynasty in China (2070-
1600 B.C.E.)
 However, this is still under debate due to lack
of evidence
 Ruled for about 400 years
 Yangcheng-capital city

13.  Succeeded the Xia dynasty
(1600-1046 B.C.E.)
 Ruled for about 600 years
 Anyang-capital city
 Evidence of bronze-ware and
human sacrifice were found
in excavated tombs of
emperors
 Shang Zhou, the last Shang
king, committed suicide after
his army was defeated by the
Zhou people. Legends say
that his army and his
equipped slaves betrayed
him by joining the Zhou
rebels.

14.  Succeeded the Shang dynasty (1046-256
B.C.E.)
 Ruled for about 800 years
 Haojing-capital city
 KingWu – first emperor
 Iron was introduced during this period
 Bronze-ware was at its peak as well

15.  Oracle bones
 Bones were used to
communicate with dead
ancestors, fortune telling
 A question was written
on an animal bone and
thrown into a fire
 The cracks on the bones
are interpreted by priest-
kings
 Ancestral worship-
wisdom and guidance

16.  System of writing
symbols, early form of
calligraphy
 Found on oracle bones
 Written in vertical order
 Certain characters were
memorized by people
especially the aristocrats
 These characters
symbolized things, ideas
or sounds
 It unified China

17.  Ability to mobilize
human labor for huge
projects (Corvee labor)
 Relatively accurate
calendar
 Cowrie shells for money
 Pantheon of gods
 Musical instruments like
drums, bells and chiming
stones
 Horse-drawn chariots