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ChinaBirth of civilisation
China today
Overview
1. Origins of the civilisation
2. Features of the Shang civilisation
3. End of the Shang dynasty
Origins
The Yangshao and Longshan villages
Yangshao (3000 BCE) People hunted, reared animals and farmed
Longshan (2200 BCE)People reared
animals and farmedLived in walled
communitiesMade pottery from
potters’ wheels
Yangshao
5000-3000 BCE
Central Yellow River
Cultivated mainly millet
Domesticated dogs and pigs
Longshan
3000 – 2000 BCE
Central/lower Yellow River
Cultivated millet
Reared animals
More advanced than the Yangshao people
Shang Civilisation
Shang civilisation emerged in 1523 BCE (ended in
1028 BCE).
First dynasty to have written
evidence.
Origin of the Shang civilisationBegan when
T'ang, a man of great
virtue and wisdom,
overthrew the decadent emperor Jie,
the last of the Xia
dynasty.
versus
Government
Ruled by KingsBelieved that the ancestors
of the King were able to communicate with Di
(among the dead) and the ancestors.
Nepotism -> Fathers pass their thrones to their
sons. Picture of the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) of the Shang dynasty
Variety of Occupations
Merchants
Craftsmen
Priests
Farmers
Shang bronze
Writing
Pictograms
Found on oracle bones
Over 3 000 characters
The basis of modern Chinese script
Writing
End of the Shang Dynasty
Last Shang king, Zhou, was killed in 1100 BCE
The Zhou dynasty
The Zhou dynasty
Western Zhou (1027 – 771
BCE)
Eastern Zhou (771-221 BCE)
The Qin dynasty
At the end f the Period of the
Warring states, Qin managed to unify China. (221-206 BCE)