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According to legend, the Shang Dynasty was founded by a virtuous man named Cheng Tang, who overthrew the evil king.

(Lai)

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The government for the Shang dynasty was a heredity monarchy which means the kings family was the only rulers and no one esle was allowed to become a king or queen.

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The social class was a social hierarchy

Kings at the top

nobles after kings

warrior leader after nobles

artisans after warriors

then farmer after artisans

then slaves after farmers

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The religion of the Shang dynasty was polytheistic meaning the belief in multiple gods. They would do scacrifices and use oracle bones to get the praise and wisdom of the gods.

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They thought they should treat their ancestors spirts, for they thought they could bring good or bad fortune to their family members

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The fall of the Shang dynasty ended in a war, the Zhou from another state decided the ruler was corrupted and decided the heavens did not want him as ruler. The Zhou then attacked the captial and toppled the reign of the Shang

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The ruler Zhou revolted against the Shang and established the Zhou Dynasty and it was the longest lasting Dynasty in China.

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Zhou claimed that he showed rule because he possessed the mandate of heaven witch was king ruled by mandate or authority to command heaven.

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The dynastic circle was the defination of the good the bad and the worse, the New kingdom was considered to be the best with the mandate of heaven and good trade and government, the middle was the bad becuse the govenment started to fail and life wasent the greatest, and the old was worse becuse the mandate failed and the loss was a lot of trade, but the new whould start again.

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The conflict created a strong need for new, innovative political and social models to solve the crisis affecting China, During the Zhou dynasty, China underwent quite dramatic changes. Iron, ox-drawn plows, crossbows, and horseback riding were all introduced; large-scale irrigation and water-control projects.

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The Zhou existed for 789 years from c. 1046 BC until 256 BC, the longest span of any dynasty, it ended when the qin overthrew them

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The Qin gained control and created a new dynasty in 221 B.C. after overthrowing the Zhou, military strength and border fortification was the most inportant to the Qin so they constructed the Great Wall to defend against northern invaders

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Qin Emperor

Qin Er Shi Second Emperor

Li Si- Prime Minister

Zhao Gao- Advisor

Meng Yi- Genera

source https://andrewsmiththegreatqindynasty.weebly.com/important-people.html

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The Qin Dynasty had 5 important people throughout its short history: Emperor Qin Shi Huang- First Emperor of China and first to unite China under one rule Qin Er Shi- Second Emperor of China, had a...

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Terracotta Army in the Mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor (Qin Shi Huang), built 246-209 BCE

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The Great Wall protected against northern invadeders.

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Despite these achievements, the Qin dynasty lasted only fifteen years, the reason of there fall was becuase of there tryannical rule and there heavy taxes resulting in a revolt.