WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -1600 BC– c. 1045 BC. Approximate territory of the Shang dynasty within present-day China. Capital. Bo () (either modern Yanshi or Zhengzhou)

Detailed explanation-2: -Ancestor worship through the use of oracle bones also developed during the Shang era and was closely tied to their invention of logographs, the first known Chinese writing system. Perhaps one of the Shang’s greatest achievements, however, was the creation of a 360-day, twelve-month calendar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Papermaking, printing, gunpowder and the compass-the four great inventions of ancient China-are significant contributions of the Chinese nation to world civilization.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, was a hugely important metal during the Shang period. Shang metal workers developed a highly sophisticated method for casting bronze and used it to make ceremonial objects and weapons.