History Mindmap"ShangCivilisation

ShangCivilisation

Origins

1. Settlement near the yellow river


2. Yangshao villages appeared around 3000 BC


3. Later , more advanced Longshan villages appeared


4. First chinese city built by 1500 BC

Features

• Government

1. Ruled by kings that came from the same family line (Dynasties)


2. Kings lived in capital cities


3. Farmers lived in sunken houses

• Different Occupations

1. Farmer


2. Trader


3. Craftman


4. Priest

• Writing

1. The writing is called pictograms


2. Writing system is called script


3. It consists of 3000 different characters

• Oracle bones

1. Used by priests to tell the future


2. Usually shoulder bones of sheeps or cows, sometimes even turtle shells
3. Sometimes it is also used to record the events occured such as solar eclipse

Reflections

What do you think are important factors that led to the rise of Shang Dynasty?

Answer:

Shang Dynasty are built close to the yellow river nad the river provide them with water to rise cattle and for drinking , thus the yellow river is an important factor.

Rise of Longshan villages also influences the rise of Shang dynasty. If Longshan villages never colonise Yangshao or invade them, they might not have enough technology advancement required for rising Shang Dynasty.

What do you think would have contributed to the downfall of the shang dynasty?

Answer:

The downfall of shang dynasty could be caused by a group of people who killed the king and the change to their government.