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Ancient China: Shang and Zhou Dynasties and Early Culture

6th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

11 lessons

Goal

Analyze early Chinese dynastic continuity, oracle bone writing, the Mandate of Heaven, bronze metallurgy, and agricultural innovations.

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  1. Early China Along the Huang He and Yangtze RiversUp next
  2. The Shang Dynasty: Kings, Ancestor Worship, and SocietyNot started yet
  3. Oracle Bones and the Origins of Chinese WritingNot started yet
  4. Chinese Ideographic Writing Versus Alphabetic ScriptsNot started yet
  5. Bronze Casting Technology and Ritual Vessels in the Shang EraNot started yet
  6. Sericulture: The Invention and Production of SilkNot started yet
  7. The Zhou Conquest and the Mandate of HeavenNot started yet
  8. The Dynastic Cycle in Chinese Imperial HistoryYou are here
  9. Feudal Governance and Landholding in the Western ZhouNot started yet
  10. Iron Metallurgy, Plows, and Economic Growth in the Eastern ZhouNot started yet
  11. The Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States EraNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-ma7.T2b.2.aMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

the continuity of rule and encouragement of learning in the Shang and Zhou dynasties (c. 1600–256 BCE)