What were the accomplishments of the Shang Dynasty?

In this lesson we will take a closer look at the great achievements of the Shang Dynasty. Although the empire had ended, we will learn all of the accomplishments that lasted after the final king had been overthrown.

What were the accomplishments of the Shang Dynasty?

In this lesson we will take a closer look at the great achievements of the Shang Dynasty. Although the empire had ended, we will learn all of the accomplishments that lasted after the final king had been overthrown.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The development of bronze and crafting composite tools and weapons, including chariots
  2. The importance of weaponry in maintaining and defending an empire.
  3. Early scientific and astronomical discoveries, including charting the constellations and measuring a year.
  4. Early writing systems, similarities and differences with modern Chinese writing.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Who was the first emperor of the Shang?
Correct answer: Cheng Tang
Fu Hao
King Zhou
Q2.
Which empire first made Baghdad its capital?
Correct answer: Abbasid Empire
British Empire
Mongol Empire
Portuguese Empire
Q3.
Which empire first colonised countries around the world, including Brazil?
British Empire
Mongol Empire
Correct answer: Portuguese
Spanish Empire
Q4.
King Zhou was considered a cruel and evil leader, who made bad decisions. Is this best described as a
economic factor
military factor
Correct answer: political factor
Q5.
Empires usually collapse quickly and because of a single factor.
Correct answer: False
True

5 Questions

Q1.
Which of these was NOT a feature of the Shang Dynasty?
A stratified government
A writing system
Making things out of bronze
Correct answer: Using gunpowder
Q2.
Who was the most important group in the stratified system of government in the Shang Dynasty?
Correct answer: Aristocrats
Local chiefs
Peasants
Traders
Q3.
When did the Shang Dynasty end?
Correct answer: 1066 BCE
1066 CE
1600 BCE
1600 CE
Q4.
Empires usually start to collapse for one single reason.
Correct answer: False
True
Q5.
Over 3,000 years ago, the Shang people worked out:
Correct answer: The exact length of a year.
The exact length of the Yellow River
The exact number of people that were in the empire
The exact size of the earth.

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UnitHistory / The Shang Dynasty

History