Turning the Yellow River into Gold Shang Dynasty Turning the Yellow River into Gold Brent Kennedy Andrew Yohe Period 7
King Tang established dynasty 1600-1046 BC (554 years) King Tang established dynasty King Zhou, the final leader, acted atrociously toward his people. Led by 30 different emperors King Tang
Achievements Agriculture has a main part of society Created a calendar based on moon cycles (lasted 366 days) Created convex mirrors Advances in astrology and geometry Created many arts and crafts with bronze
Contact with other cultures Notable events King Tang overthrew Jie, Xia’s last emperor, at the beginning of the Shang reign. Dynasty ended when King Zhou was defeated by the tribe of Zhou. Contact with other cultures The Shang dynasty’s entire existence took place along the Yellow River, with the capital based in Yin. The dynasty was mainly isolated from the rest of the world. Their traditional economy was largely based off of agriculture. More history: HISTORY