HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Shang
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Zhou
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Qin
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Han
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Detailed explanation-1: -The earliest writings in China were found on ox scapulae, tortoiseshells, and bronzes during the Shang dynasty. Dated from around 1400-1200 B.C.E, the inscriptions on bones and shells-called “oracle bones"-recorded divination used by the Shang royal house.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -China’s oldest script was found exclusively written on bones and shells. The writings on the bones were used for divination/predicting the future during the Shang dynasty.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first Shang ruler supposedly founded a new capital for his dynasty at a town called Shang, near modern-day Zhengzhou, a city of 2.6 million people in eastern China’s Henan Province.