Nobles, Commoners, and Slaves
Nobles would take the bones of animals, or tortoise shells and carve questions for the future. Then, they would heat them to the point of cracking. The Nobles would then "read" the cracks and they would tell the future.
The Zhou dynasty controlled the most territory during ancient China's history.
The majority of people in Shang China were peasants who worked the land and engaged in agriculture. They lived in small villages and were largely dependent on subsistence farming, cultivating crops like millet and wheat. Additionally, a social hierarchy existed, with a ruling elite, including kings and nobles, who controlled the resources and land, while artisans and merchants played a lesser but important role in the economy. Overall, the society was predominantly agrarian and structured around a rigid class system.
shang was a dynasty not a place.
shang society was sharply divided between nobles and peasents
Nobles, Commoners, and Slaves
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the king stand up to the nobles
1. The Shang King and his family. 2.Nobles 3.Commoners 4.Villiagers 5.Slaves
upper (aristocrats), middle (nobles), and lower (commoners).
rulers known as the shang became powerful because they controlled land and had strong armies
It was led by a powerful king who controlled land.
1. Nobles 2. Priests 3. Craftsman 4. Peasants and slaves
Nobles would take the bones of animals, or tortoise shells and carve questions for the future. Then, they would heat them to the point of cracking. The Nobles would then "read" the cracks and they would tell the future.
The Zhou dynasty controlled the most territory during ancient China's history.
Shang was part of the ........ Shang Dynasty.:) (: