{"id":2567,"date":"2020-11-16T11:56:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T11:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aini.pk\/?p=2567"},"modified":"2020-11-16T11:56:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T11:56:59","slug":"shang-dynasty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aini.pk\/en\/featured\/shang-dynasty\/","title":{"rendered":"Shang Dynasty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Shang Dynasty is the earliest ruling dynasty of China to be established in recorded history, though other dynasties predated it. The Shang ruled from 1600 to 1046 B.C. and heralded the Bronze Age in China. They were known for their advances in math, astronomy, artwork and military technology.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 The earliest written records in Chinese History date back to the Shang Dynasty, which, according to legend, began when a tribal chief named Tang defeated the Xia Dynasty, which in 1600 B.C. was under the control of a tyrant named Jie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2568 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/aini.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/shang-dynasty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"416\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Shang had a number of religious practices, one of which was veneration of dead ancestors; Shang people made sacrifices to and asked questions of their ancestors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ancient Chinese nobles sought to tell the future by writing on bone fragments or pieces of turtle shell and throwing those bones into a fire; the fortune seekers saw messages about the future in the cracks that formed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shang dynasty craftspeople mastered bronze, an alloy of copper and tin; bronze weapons gave Shang foot soldiers and charioteers a tactical advantage in combat.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Sources :\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">khanacademy.org<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Shang Dynasty is the earliest ruling dynasty of China to be established in recorded history, though other dynasties predated it. 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