Early Chinese Dynasties

Shang Dynasty B. C. First dynasty with written records Oracle bones- shells and bones that contained writing Major city- Anyang

Shang Achievements Bronze work Carvings from marble and jade Use of wheel Silk making Writing system contained pictographs

Society Three main classes Filial piety Belief in ancestral spirits Worships many deities

Mandate of Heaven Used to justify taking power The right to rule came from Heaven First used by Zhou royalty

Zhou Dynasty B. C. Expanded Chinese territory Iron-working was introduced Confucianism and Daoism emerge Years of warfare between nobles

Ch’in (Qin) Dynasty B.C. First Chinese empire Shi Huangdi- first emperor

Achievements of Ch’in United China Single law code Uniform standards for weights and measures Built roads Began Great Wall