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The Shang Dynasty was according to traditional sources.
They ruled in the north eastern regions of China. The Shang Dynasty ruled between 1766 BC and 1122 BC. We also can found direct information about the oracle bones – turtle shells, cattle scupulae or other bones in wich were written the significant corpus of recorded Chinese characters.

The inscriptions of oracle bones are divinations wich can be use for information on the politics, economy, culture, religion, geography, astronomy, calendar, art and medicine of the period.

One site of the site capitals, later historically called ruins of Yin, is near the modern day Ayang.
Yin royal tombs and the foundations of palaces and ritual sites, containing weapons of war and remains of human as well as of animal sacrifices. Ten of thousands of bronze, jade, stone, bone and ceramic artifacts have been obtained. In terms of inscribed oracle bones alone, more than 20,000 were discovered in the initial scientific excavations in the 1920s to 1930s, and over four times as many have since been found.

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Han Dynasty

This was not the Golden Age of China, but life was very good for many of the people because of the demand for Chinese silk. The creation of the "silk road" - the trade routes across the fierce deserts - allowed trade to flourish more easily with the Roman Empire. People bonded together into one civilization during Han times. They had a common culture. Even in remote sections, district officials copied the manner of the imperial court. Peasants built homes and plowed their fields in the same way all over China.

The Qin Dynasty

The Qin Dynasty was the dynasty that redefined China. Emperor Qin had greatly helped the Chinese to be made a nation again. The unified China was larger than it ever was. The only way for emperor to keep the country together is that all his subjects equally. Any departure from China launch again with hundreds of years of conflict. At this time, the emperor was old and not want to face death. He wanted to be immortal. When the emperor died, China entered into a rage and rebellion against the Qin Dynasty continued, leading to the next dynasty, the Han.

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Dynasties of China

The zhou dynasty

The Zhou Dynasty followed the Shang Dynasty and was followed by the Quin Dynasty in China. The Zhou dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history though the actual political and military control of China by the dynasty only lasted during the Western Zhou. During the Zhou, the use og iron was introduced to China, while this period of Chinese history produced what many consider the zenith of Chinese bronze-ware making. The dynasty also spans the period in which the written script evolved from the ancient stage as seen in early Western Zhou bronze inscriptions, to the beginnings of the modern stage, in the form of the archaic clerical script that emerged during the late Warring State period.
During the Zhou Dynasty, the origins of native Chinese philosophydeveloped, its initial stages beginning in the 6th century BC. The greatest Chinese philosophers, those who made the greatest impact on later generations of Chinese, were Kong Fuzi, founder of Confucianism, and Laozi, founder of Daoism. Other philosophers, theorists, and schools of thought in this era were Mozi, founder of Mohism, Mengzi, a famous Confucian who expanded upon Kong Fuzi's legacy, Shang Yang and Han Feizi, responsible for the development of ancient Chinese Legalism (the core philosophy of the Qin Dynasty), and Xunzi, who was arguably the center of ancient Chinese intellectual life during his time, even more so than iconic intellectual figures such as Mencius.

The Shang Dynasty

The Shang dynasty ruled parts of northern and central China. Its capital city was located at Anyang near the border of Henan from about 1384 BCE. This dynasty was based on agriculture; millet, wheat, and barley were the primary crops grown. In addition to the crops, silkworms, pigs, dogs, sheep, and oxen were raised. Aside from their agricultural prowess, the Shang dynasty was also advanced in metallurgy. Bronze ships, weapons, and tools were found from that era.
The Shang dyansty was an aristocrastic society, with a king ruling over the military nobilityti, the Lord on High.
The fall of the Shang dynasty was much like that of the Xia dynasty, the last king was a cruel tyrant. Instead of the people overthrowing the king, he was killed by a king from a rival kingdom, the Chou kingdom. The Chou dynasty was part of the Shang kingdom; its civilization was a combination of the Shang culture and that of non-Chinese civilizations