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Shang Dynasty

The Shang Dynasty, also known as the Yin Dynasty, ruled the Yellow River Valley area of China during the second millennium BC.

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What is important rules in Shang Dynasty?

# Respect your king # Don't rebel # Do whatever the king tells you to # Obey your elders

What caused the downfall of the Shang dynasty?

What caused the downfall of the Shang Dynasty was that Shang Zhou's army was defeated by the Zhou people at the Battle of Muye.

What are the dances in the Shang Dynasty?

The shang danced the tango the salsa and they would do limbo and get naked while doing it

How much of China did the Shang Dynasty rule?

only the potato that was in the tables airplane

Why do you know if any dynasties preceded the shang?

I honestly don't know sorry I'm asking the same question to!

Why can't the Shang Dynasty choose another emperor and has to move on to the Zhou dynasty?

Well the Zhou dynasty overthrew the Shang using the mandate of heaven (the rule of heaven saying that kings must be fair and virtuous) because the shang kings were becomeing self-centered and using tax money for their benifit, and not the people's benifit. (does that answer your question?)

Did the Shang Dynasty used the silk road to trade silk?

the Shang used the silk road to trade through to constantinople.

What does the Shang Dynasty have to do with the great wall of china?

The Shang dynasty may have been the first Chinese dynasty to use the "rammed earth" construction (soil compressed between wooden boards) that formed the basis for much of the early Great Wall. The Shang (circa 1766 BC-1122 BC) far pre-dated the actual Great Wall, which originally included city and regional walls built during the Warring States period (circa 500 BC - 221 BC).

Burial customs in the Shang Dynasty?

Burial customs in the Shang dynasty were grand and extravagant. A huge mausoleum was built and filled with the beheaded corpses of hundreds of slaves. Jewels, furniture, and weapons were also placed in the tombs of rulers.

Normal people were simply thrown into mass pits.

How do you know about Chinese calendar used during The Shang Dynasty?

The Shang Dynasty had a highly sophisticated calendar with a 360-day year with 12 months and 30 days in each month.