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What was the religion of Shang Dynasty?

There isn't a name for the religion. The people of ancient china in the Shang Dynasty worshipped many gods (polytheism) and worshipped their ancestors.


What was the religion of homo-erectus?

We can not know whether the Homo erectus people even had a religion, but if they did it would have been a form of animism, from which all modern religions evolved.


What was the first religion ever created by humans?

The first religion ever created by humans is believed to be animism, which is the belief that all natural objects and phenomena have spirits or souls.


How important were the priests in the shang religion?

The Shang Dynasty was previous to Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism, and they worshipped many different gods. Shang-Ti (the emperoror) was believed to be the link between the people and the gods, and was believed to be the sky deity. It was important to keep Shang-Ti happy and offerings and human sacrifices would be given in his name.


How were the Shang religion and government connected?

Both Shang's religion and government were very powerful, meaning that they conquered neighboring states with their weapons of bronze and horse-drawn chariots. Their armies including warlords who also came in handy.They were also both in control, meaning that it was hard to rebel against them, even though Wang Wu succeeded at it in 1045 B.C. Finally, the Shang religion and government both helped build cities, including their capitol, Anyang. That meant that the warlords had another city to defend from invading cities.