China Lesson 20 Flashcards
honoring of ancestors through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the spirits of the dead
ancestor worship
location where ruins were found from the Shang dynasty, China’s first civilization
Anyang
a large group of family members and friends
clan
a pattern that is used for an artistic purpose
design
a strong metal alloy made from copper
bronze
to grow larger
expand
relating to the army
military
a piece of bone or shell heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice from a king’s ancestors
oracle bone
one of the first Chinese dynasties, ruled from 1750 to 1040 B.C.E.
Shang dynasty
What did Shang people offer to their dead ancestors during rituals?
food & human sacrifices
What were oracle bones used for?
To ask a question to their ancestors to see if they should do something.
How was power past?
From the emperor to the son or very close relative.
What did artisans show great skills at? What did they make?
Great skills at bronze, made beautiful vessels, and taotie.
What was one technology that they developed?
Bronze
How did the Shang dynasty come to an end?
The Shang king used a lot of money on fancy luxuries and weakened the economy causing a rebel group to triumph upon them.
How did Shang people show respect to their ancestors?
human sacrifice and offering food
What was the social class ranking?
The king and his relatives were in the highest class. Below them were the nobles, artisans, traders, farmers, and enslaved people.
What was the Shang dynasty’s writing like?
The words were mostly logograph and unified the Chinese people.
