1. 商朝

2. The Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (2070 B.C.E -
1600 B.C.E) fell from the Tyranny
of King Jie, son of Fa. A tyrant
and cruel King. Many disliked
King Jie’s luxurious way of
living and unfair demands to the
people. Whoever disobey him
will be beheaded.

3. After the Fall of Xia Dynasty,
Shang Tang ruled. He gained
many supporters from the 40
smaller kingdoms.

5. Kings of Shang
 Shang Tang 1st King overthrew Jie of Xia
 Yong Ji the 8th King, the dynasty began to
decline
 Zu Yi the 13th King, the dynasty prosper again
 Pang Geng 19th King, moved the capital to Yin,
thus the dynasty is also called Yin Dynasty
 Wu Ding 22nd King expansion of the dynasty
and socio cultural improvements
 Di Xin/Zhou 30th King of Shang, the last King

6. Politics
 Mandate of Heaven
 Monarchy
 The King had supreme power over everything
else
 He was both the political leader as well as the
religious leader
 The King along with the aristocrats and
bureaucrats directed the life and work of the
peasants and serfs

7. Economy
 The serfs and slaves preformed all
economic functions of society
 Agriculture. Fishing and Farming
 Many farmers also knew how to cultivate
the silkworm and weave its tread into
beautiful cloth which would be used for
clothing. Silk later became China’s main
export.
 Bronzewares

8. Culture and Arts
 Music – Xun(Chinese Ocarina) Drums and
Copper Cymbals·
 Sophisticated form of writing
 Excellent bronze workers
 A written language, the art of bronze-work,
two-horsed chariots, the understanding of
silk
 Jade Carving
 Masks with Man-Face motif

9. Religious Beliefs
Shang Ti – head god, rules over all
other gods
The worship of ancestors was very
important
Sacrifices to the gods and ancestors
Animism

10. Science
 Oracle Scripts
 records about solar and lunar
eclipses, stars and other celestial
happenings.
 elementary accounting(odd and
even numbers)
 Calendar System
 records about history and their time