1. Turning the Yellow River into Gold
Shang Dynasty
Turning the Yellow River into Gold
Brent Kennedy
Andrew Yohe
Period 7

2. King Tang established dynasty
 BC (554 years)
King Tang established dynasty
King Zhou, the final leader, acted atrociously toward his people.
Led by 30 different emperors
King Tang

3. 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

4. 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.
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