From the Shang Dynasty to the People's Republic of China

In my comparison between the Nile River Valley against Shang and Zhou, I believed that early Egypt boasted a more stable civilization than that of early China. The reason of my claim is solely enclosing on the similar mentality the Egyptians had in their lifestyle. The Chinese were focused on the power and status of their mandate, instead of centering their attention on working hard to be a better villager for the community as a whole. With that said, the Egyptian community established a strong government and worked together to improve their standing as a civilization.

What was life like during the Shang Dynasty, and what effect did writing have on Chinese culture and government?

In the early years of China, the Chinese began a period of establishment in the world with ideas and teachings of new religions, changing powers, and building empires. In a nutshell the Chinese were progressing toward new technology, writings, and belief systems. The Chinese saw many dynasties come and go as well as many ups and downs experienced with societies over the course of history. As all nation’s go through change, the Chinese experienced changes from other lands far away and produced many concepts in which helped other realms to see change for themselves. The Chinese used many inventive innovations to prosper as an economic power and stabilize intellectually. Change mixed with innovation proved to be the roots of China’s

Before Christ was born there was a lot of important historical event all around the world. However, China had some of the most impacting historical events during these years. China is one of the four ancient civilization still up today, therefore, China is one of the strongest and smartest country during BCE. Throughout, the time period China developed both mentally and physically. China had three important dynasty that impacted the way they developed and survived. The Shang, Zhou, Xia Dynasty. According to the passage "A BRIEF HISTORY OF ANCIENT CHINA." by Tim Lambert, ‘The Xia dynasty occurred in 2000 BCE. Later the Shang dynasty occurred during 1766-1122 BCE. Lastly, the Zhou dynasty occurred 1122-256 BCE.’(Lambert, 1) All three Dynasty

The center of life in the Shang culture was family and it is not only your immediate family that you have to provide for, but also your extended family. This is true for whatever class you belonged to be it slave, peasant, artisan, elite, warrior, priest, or even the emperor status. One must preform their job well on a daily basics and support the military, which was modeled much like the Aryans in a nomadic warlike fashion.

The Shang Dynasty in China was located in an incredibly fertile area bordered by the Himalaya Mountains to the west, the Yellow and East China Seas to the east, and the Gobi Desert to the north. Shang China is the fertile ground located between the Yellow and Yangtze rivers, centered around the Yangtze. Without the continuous threats of attack from other tribes and dynasties, the Shang Dynasty could concentrate more on improving their homes and themselves. The Shang people began as a nomadic tribe, hunting and searching for their food everyday, and settled in the Henan province where they adopted an agricultural lifestyle. Floods were common. Each year, the floods would demolish the towns and homes, but the floods also brought fertile soil

In ancient China, the geography consisted of natural barriers including oceans and vast mountains. The mountains have always been very hard to climb over, so you’d have to find a way through them, and even that was hard. The Himalayas helped to protect the early people who settled in China from invasion. The mountains even isolated China from the rest of the world. If it weren’t for the man-made borders and lucky geography, China might not have been as successful as they are. Now, these mountains weren’t

The Shang Dynasty was the second dynasty of China, which was founded by Cheng Tang. It succeeded the Xia Dynasty. It’s the first period of Ancient China that it’s existence has been proved by archaeology, such as oracle bones which is the oldest documentation of writing. They produced the calendar and were the first to invent writing.

Thanks to Shang Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty, China has the Mandate of Heaven, the Dynastic Cycle, and a feudalism form of government. China had a hierarchy setup for their social

The Zhou dynasty was the longest running dynasty there ever was to reign over China (“Zhou Dynasty AP World History”). Generally known to have started in 1046 BCE and ended in 256 BCE, the Zhou Dynasty came to power after the Shang Dynasty had fallen (“Zhou Dynasty AP World History”). The Zhou dynasty coexisted with the Shang dynasty for many years, living in what is now the Shaanxi province (“Zhou Dynasty AP World History”). Some of the most significant leaders of the Zhou were King Wu, his song Cheng, and the Duke of Zhou (“Zhou Dynasty AP World History”). King Wu overthrew the last king of the Shang dynasty, and then his family took over the rule of China (“Zhou Dynasty AP World History”). His son, Cheng, succeeded his father, but made the

Now I’ll tell you about the geography of China. On the east of China there are two bodies of water, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. Then in the Southeast corner of China there is the South China Sea. In the Southwest corner is India. Sharing with India on its borders there is the Himalaya Mt. and within them is Mt. Everest which is one of the biggest mountains in the world. Coming from the east, the Yangzi River flows in and stops right around the center of China. Above it is the Huang He River that flows on the same direction the Yangzi River does. The top center of China is the Gobi Desert. There are many more geography than this but here are just some that I chose to talk about.

However, the manufacturing process of bronze vessels was complicated. The majority of the bronzes in Shang and Zhou dynasties was cast in piece-mold technology, rather than lost-wax method, that bronze vessels were cast in sectional molds assembled around a solid central and that legs and handles were cast separately and soldered on. The earliest bronzes were produced mostly with a single mold and occasionally with two for production of double-faced objects. In piece-mold casting, a model is made of the object to be cast, and a clay mold taken of the model. The mold is then cut into sections to release the model, and the sections are reassembled after firing to form the mold for casting. If the object to be cast is a vessel, a core has to be placed inside the mold to provide the vessel’s cavity (Fairbank, 1962).

Records of Chinese history can be traced back to around 1766 B.C.E. The Shang Dynasty were the first to record their history. The Shang Dynasty would remain in power until 1059 B.C.E. when they were defeated by the Zhou. The Zhou Dynasty would rule for over a thousand years. No other dynasty has ruled that long. China was ruled by a feudal state until the Qin united the feudal lords. Qin was the first emperor in 221 B.C.E. He was a very harsh ruler. He demanded that the teachings of Confucious be abolished, he ordered the construction of canals, roads, and walls. The building of the wall would be the beginning of the Great Wall. The Qin Dynasty only lasted 3 years. The Han Dynasty would come into power for almost 400 years and built the foundation

Chinese culture is truly one of the great civilization our world has come across. It boasts a vast geographic expanse, over 4000 years of written history, as well as a rich and profound traditional society. Many aspects of Chinese civilization can be traced back many centuries. It is so diverse and unique, yet harmoniously blended, and presents itself a priceless benefit to the world.

Rhoads Murphey describes the history of China history is on the succession of dynasties that ruled it over a period of time until around 1912 when Republic of china was formed before rising to the current People’s Republic of China was formed in 1949. In China, a dynasty was made up of Kings or emperors that came from the same family. They ruled in succession where a king could be inherited by his son or his immediate relatives. Although china’s history is majorly regarded on the basis of dynastic ruling, other small kingdoms were established that ruled different part of china. For example, in 200AD, the fall of great Han dynasty triggered formation of smaller kingdoms all over the china which were later united by a short lived Sui Dynasty that reigned between 580 and 618 AD.