Warm-up Read about the Shang Dynasty. Make sure to highlight or underline key facts. Answer questions 1-5

Shang Dynasty Calligraphy- A way of drawing characters or symbols to express words or ideas Over 2,000 characters Written with a brush and ink on silk, bamboo, or paper

Advances in Technology Advanced bronzework Highly decorated artwork Improved tools Used kaolin- a clay for making pottery Learned how to raise silkworms and make silk cloth Built large palaces, government building, and religious shrines

Similarities between the Egyptians and Chinese burials of rulers? Both had large and fancy tombs. (Many Egyptian pyramids were tombs for pharaohs) Both included things that the person would need in their afterlife. Like clothing, jewelry, animals, people, chariots, etc. Both decorated their tombs with extravagant artwork

Shang Dynasty’s End In 1028 B.C. the Chou joined with other tribes in western China and overthrew the Shang. The Chou Dynasty would go on to rule for the next 800 years

Rivers The Shang Dynasty relied on the Yellow (Huang He) River Lasted from 1750 BC- 1028 BC About 700 years

On this time line, show when the Shang Dynasty lasted

Started: 1750 BCE Ended: 1028 BCE

Comic Strip Project You will create a comic for each major dynasty of China. For each dynasty you will: Create six frames for each dynasty with captions and illustrations (Be Creative!)