Shang Dynasty China

c. 1600–1046 BCE

Ancient Chinese bronze ritual vessel with intricate carvings, displayed on a pedestal in a museum setting.

Shang Dynasty China is characterized by the development of a writing system, bronze metallurgy, ancestor worship and divination, and more!

Writing

Important terms and concepts

Shang dynasty

Anyang

Ancestor worship

Oracle bone

Plastron

Divination

King Wu Ding

Queen Fu Hao

Technology: Bronze Metallurgy

< Neolithic China

Important terms and concepts

Bronze

Bronze casting

Metallurgy

Taotie

Section-Mold Technique / Piece-Mold Technique

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