CHINA SE ASIA Flashcards
China Growth Pattern
Agriculture/Animal domestication correlate with population size.
Specialty crafts appear.
Liangzhu
Craft specialist for fine ceramic/baskets/jade carvings.
Mostly along rivers
Longshan (Complexity(Different status) appears)
Walled villages
Elite Burials
Near state-level society
Xia Dynasty
First Dynasty in China
Located in Erlitou
Erlitou
Elite burials with coffin/bronze offerings
Bronze weapons
Oracle Bones
Shang Dynasty
Located at Anyang
Zhengzhou
Saxingdui
Used ORACLE(INSCRIBED) BONES ALOT
Anyang
Royal graves
Workshop/areas for elite and commoners to live
Massive burial ground with large # of sacrificial victims
Oracle Bones
Broken inscribed bones used for divination and earliest record of systematic writing in China
Turtle Plastron
Underside of turtle shell used to divine hunting expeditions. Desired outcomes depends on quality of sacrifice to royal ancestors.
ZhengZhou
Huge city walls(335 Hectares)
Specialist workshops
Palace with MOAT
Cemetery also inside wall residential is outside.
Sanxingdui
FAMOUS 2 PITS
1) Burnt animal bones/elephant tusks/Ceremonial jade items/Bronze and gold artifacts
2) Giant man statue 44 bronze heads bronze masks bronze tree with birds.
Evolution of Chinese Writing
Jiahu first site of writing found on turtle shell concerns the royal court
EX. Making Sacrifices/Military campaigns
WENT FROM PICTOGRAMS TO SYMBOLS WE USE TODAY
Power of Shang Rulers
Legit based off fulfilling their role in rituals
Power of divination cause they had the vessels needed
Shang Ritual Sites
Focused on feasting for elite burials(before all burials based off feasts)
Large Shang Burial site items
Massive sacrifice ranging from animal pits to human sacrifices
