Homework Help: The Shang Dynasty - Twinkl.
In this lesson we will be learning all about an ancient Chinese civilisation called the Shang Dynasty! We are going to find out how we know about the Shang, by looking at the ancient artefacts and writing archaeologists have found.
The Chinese Shang Dynasty began around 1600 BCE, during China's Bronze Age. The government was a monarchy in which the king was both lawmaker and judge so no-one dared to argue with him.
Writing. The Chinese use a very different writing system to English. English words are made up of a collection of letters that each has its own sound. The Chinese use logograms- where a symbol represents a meaning or a word. Jade bifrom Shang dynasty. The inscription is from the 18th century A.D.
The Shang Dynasty, or Yin Dynasty, was the first real historic Chinese Dynasty. It existed from around 1766 BC to 1122 BC. Long thought to be only a “Legendary Dynasty”, it ruled in the northeastern region of area known as “China Proper”, which refers to the lands of China where the Han Chinese were the Majority Ethnic Group.
Duriong the shang dynasty people wrote in vertical lines on bamboo strips, rice paper, and silk. They also left inscriptions on animal bones and tortoise shells. The writing was called lopographs.
Shang or Bronze Age China was a Yellow River Valley civilization during the second millenium BC. The Xia dynasty preceded the Shang dynasty, although the records of the Xia are left much to legend.
The Shang Dynasty is when the Chinese Bronze Age began and this period produced some of the most beautiful bronze works of art the world has ever seen. The lists of interesting information and facts below will be of interest to kids and adults who want to learn about the amazing bronze art of the Shang Dynasty.