WORLD HISTORY

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ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
-What was the capital of the Shang Dynasty?
A
Luoyang
B
Gui
C
Anyang
D
Wei
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The archaeological site of Yin Xu, close to Anyang City south of Beijing, is an ancient capital city in the late Shang Dynasty.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anyang was the capital of the Shang dynasty (1600 BC – 1046 BC) at its peak. It was called Yin (; Yīn) by the Zhou. Balasagun in modern Kyrgyzstan was the capital of the Western Liao dynasty from 1134 to 1218.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings is the first major exhibition in the United States dedicated to Anyang, the capital of China’s Shang dynasty (occupied ca. 1250 BCE–ca. 1050 BCE).

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