Summary of Shang dynasty
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World History [1]
SHANG DYNASTY TOP TEN
1. Technological: paper was invented.
2. Oracle bones are found to have been a huge part
3. Writing system ----- pictographic
4. Believed and worshiped a higher god who was superior to lesser gods such as the sun, moon and rain.
5. The Shang dynasty had an aristocracy with a king ruling over military dignity.
6. First ruler, Tang, learned a lot about the downfall of prior dynasty and was the most influential of all the king's to come.
7. Ancestor worship : People offered up their ancestor's souls to God.