SHANG DYNASTY by Madison Day https://padlet.com/10206219/gquisyxtidds By Madison Day en-us 2018-09-26 17:36:31 UTC 2018-10-02 03:11:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Time Period & Geography 10206219 https://padlet.com/10206219/gquisyxtidds/wish/287710298 1600 BCE - 1046 BCE]]> 2018-10-01 16:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/10206219/gquisyxtidds/wish/287710298 Influential Emperor 10206219 https://padlet.com/10206219/gquisyxtidds/wish/287713340 Emperor 
  • Cheng Tang
  • Ruled from 1675 – 1646 BCE


]]> 2018-10-01 16:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/10206219/gquisyxtidds/wish/287713340 Major Achievements of Shang 10206219 https://padlet.com/10206219/gquisyxtidds/wish/287723426
  • Creation of the Shang calendar 12 months, each with 30 days, and even included the cycles of both the sun and the moon.
  •  writing develops in China
  • Military technology: Shang warriors fought with horse drawn chariots, bronze tipped spears, and compound bows.

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  • The Shang dynasty became weak from constant war.
  • The Shang king and Nobles spent too much money, which weakened the economy.
  • The Shang dynasty finally fell.
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  • Known for their ancestor worship
  • The Shang believed that their ancestors had powers.
  • According to the Shang, ancestors had the power to rule because they were descended from powerful ancestors
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  • Women were inferior to men.
  • During this time the only point to women was to bare children (newborn sons)
  • If a daughter happened to be born, they were to be abandoned and sold into slavery.
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  • Shang is the 1st dynasty in which there is actual archeological evidence.
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