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type of govt.
Dynasty.
Ruled by the Shang dynasty
from 1600 B.C.-1046 C.E.
The Emperor controlled all social, political, and economic aspects.

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Ancient China built defensive walls to help protect them from invasions.

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Located near the Huang He, or Yellow River.

Yellow sea, East China sea, Pacific Ocean  and other geographic features isolated Ancient China.

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4 social classes
king and aristocracy, the military, artisans and craftsmen, and peasants.

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Bronze weapons and ceremonial vessels.

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Developed a system of writing using pictographs known as characters.

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Domesticated the Horse and developed the Chariot for Battles.

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Shang religion was a combination of animism, shamanism, and respect and worship of dead ancestors, including through sacrifice. The Shang believed that the ancestors could also confer good fortune, so they would also consult ancestors through oracle bones in order to seek advice about important decisions.

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The economy was based on agriculture, trade, and the work of its craftspeople.

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Trade routes like the Silk Road connected them to new markets and faraway lands.

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They also sometimes used shells as a system of currency