WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mandate of Heaven was created in 1027 BCE and used by the Zhou Dynasty to overthrow the Shang empire and establish power. The Mandate was used for centuries to explain the rise and fall of dynasties in China. Historians call this pattern the dynastic cycle.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The period of the dynasty’s rule has traditionally been dated 1766–1122 bce. However, more recent archaeological work has placed the Shang’s starting date at about 1600 bce and has identified the dynasty’s end as being 1046 bce.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Shang is the earliest dynasty. in Chinese history that can be verified through written and archaeological evidence. Established around 1600 BCE, it was centered in north China along the Yellow River valley, the so-called cradle of Chinese civilization.