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Ancient China
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Shang & Zhou China BCE SMALL kINGDOMS B fEUDALISM
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Huang He River aka Yellow River aka River of Sorrows
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Shang China Ancient Characters Modern Characters
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Zhou Government Mandate of Heaven – gods grant the right to rule to a dynasty Dynastic Cycle – rise and fall of dynasties (ruling families)
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Chinese Religion & Philosophy
Shang Ti ruled over the other gods. Priests acted as intermediaries between humans and the gods. Veneration (respect) of ancestors because deceased relatives would intervene with the gods on your behalf. Household gods oversee activities in the home. Taoism/Daoism Confucianism Legalism
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China’s Accomplishments
Shang Zhou Silk Making Bronze Tools Characters Oracle Bones – Questions written on bones or tortoise shells Astronomy Iron Tools & Weapons Use of Money First Books Soybeans
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Oracle Bone
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Shang Art
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Shang Elephant
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Zhou Art
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Zhou Art
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