• Type of government. monarchical and theocratic government

• Social Classes king, aristocracy, lesser nobies, peasent farmers.

• Religion & Culture Shang Dynasty religion was polytheistic and ancestor focused

• The Fall The Shang Dynasty fell around 1046 BCE Shang soldiers and armed slaves defected to the Zhou army, leading to a Shang defeat.

The Rise The Zhou Dynasty rose to power in 1046 BCE after overthrowing the Shang Dynasty

• Mandate of Heaven a political and religious concept established by the Zhou Dynasty

• The Dynastic Cycle they are credited with introducing the Mandate of Heaven, the philosophical concept that justified the transfer of power

• Inventions / Innovations improved chariots for revolutionary warfare,

• The Fall gradual decline marked by the increasing power of feudal lords, culminating in 256 BCE

• The Rise marked by the Qin state's military strength, Legalist ideology

• Significant Leaders Qin Shi Huang, Qin Er Shi and Qin Shi Huang's son

• Great Architectural Works

  • Great Wall the first unified defensive barrier constructed in China, built around 220 BCE by Emperor Qin Shi

  • Terracotta Army, Terracotta Army is a vast collection of life-sized terracotta figures, including soldiers, horses, and chariots

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https://asia-archive.si.edu/learn/for-educators/teaching-china-with-the-smithsonian/explore-by-dynasty/qin-dynasty/