What years do scholars suggest the Shang Dynasty ruled?
1750 B.C.E to 1040 B.C.E
1567 B.C.E to 2034 B.C.E
1423 B.C.E to 1546 B.C.E
1598 B.C.E to 1657 B.C.E
What is the Shang Dynasty believed to be?
A dynasty
A legend
A myth
All of the above
In 1920 the ruins of a Shang city were discovered at _______.
Asia
Texas
Japan
Anyang
Archaeologists found human bones under the foundations of the old buildings. What does this suggest?
They were cannibals (eat their own species) .
They preformed human sacrifices.
They were burying people alive.
None of the above
The king often gave nobles symbols of power, such as __________.
Jade discs
Wooden discs
Oracle bones
Flower headbands
Using your answer from the previous question, the symbols of power were decorated with which two "lucky" animals?
Sheep and cows
Lions and pigs
Toucans and jaguars
Dragons and tigers
Which social class is the LARGEST, but not the LOWEST on the pyramid?
Farmers
Artisans
Slaves
Nobles
Which bones are oracle bones usually made out of?
Turtle shells and cow shoulder blades.
Sheep pelvises and goose femurs.
Duck beaks and pig skulls.
Dog skulls and cat femurs.
Oracle bones were used to see the future
People writing on oracle bones are in the group of the earliest known Chinese writing.
A combination of the characters "child" and "woman" represent "good".
When a holy man engraved a message (for example "Tomorrow is a good day to hunt.") they would take another bone and hit the two bones together until both of them cracked to reveal a message that would be translated to answer the statement/question.
All people in the Shang Dynasty spoke the same language.
To respect their ancestors, people gave offerings of food and sometimes made human sacrifices.
Some of the warriors used bronze swords and shields.
Farmers were very independent and made their own tools, and owned their land. They sold their crops to kings, nobles, artisans, and traders at a price they found reasonable to sustain their families.
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