WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On some Chinese definitions, the first porcelain was made in Zhejiang province during the Eastern Han dynasty .

Detailed explanation-2: -The Shang made many contributions to Chinese civilization, but four in particular define the dynasty: the invention of writing; the development of a stratified government; the advancement of bronze technology; and the use of the chariot and bronze weapons in warfare.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the Shang dynasty and particularly at Anyang, the craft of jade carving made a notable advance. Ceremonial weapons and fittings for bronze weapons were carved from jade; ritual jades included the bi, cong, and symbols of rank.

Detailed explanation-4: -In many respects, the Shang dynasty can be regarded as the culmination of 2, 000 years of the art of jade carving.

Detailed explanation-5: -Porcelain was first made in China-in a primitive form during the Tang dynasty (618–907) and in the form best known in the West during the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). This true, or hard-paste, porcelain was made from petuntse, or china stone (a feldspathic rock), ground to powder and mixed with kaolin (white china clay).