Shang
Bronze Age China
Shang refers to the Shang dynasty, an ancient Chinese civilization that ruled from roughly 1600 to 1046 BCE.
It represents the earliest Chinese dynasty for which there is both documentary and archaeological evidence, known for bronze casting and the development of Chinese writing: Shang oracle bones provide our earliest examples of Chinese script. (Lowercase shang is a rare dialectal verb.)
Those from whom one descends
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- kingshipRoyal dominion status
- tombsChambers for the dead
aristocracy · clan · mythology · territory · feudalism · oracle bones · sacrifices · succession
Act of unearthing
- tombsChambers for the dead
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- jadeCarved ornamental mineral
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
oracle bones · inscriptions · chariots · burial · relics · discovery · stratigraphy · preservation
Science of extracting metals
- castingShaping through liquid form
- vesselsCarriers or containers
- alloyMetallic combination
- tinElement fifty, Sn
copper · smelting · furnace · mold-making · patina · artifacts · craftsmanship · decoration
ancestors
Those from whom one descends
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- kingshipRoyal dominion status
tombs · aristocracy · clan · mythology · territory · feudalism · oracle bones · sacrifices · succession · nobility
excavation
Act of unearthing
ceramics · oracle bones · inscriptions · chariots · burial · relics · discovery · stratigraphy · preservation · museums
metallurgy
Science of extracting metals
tin · copper · smelting · furnace · mold-making · patina · artifacts · craftsmanship · decoration · inscriptions
agriculture
Cultivation of land, livestock
cities · trade · society · culture · economy · irrigation · millet · crafts · markets · slaves
ShangZhou
Ancient Chinese dynasty
modern China · Han · People's Republic · Han dynasty · Tang
- Shang dynastyEarly Chinese ruling era