HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Their constant warfare severely weakened their military strength.
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Shang rulers spent money lavishly, which weakened their economy.
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A Zhou army attacked the Shang, defeating and overthrowing them.
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Shang Dynasty ended in about 1050 BCE, when conquerors from the state of Zhou invaded the capital and successfully toppled the Shang Dynasty. The Zhou conquerors claimed to overthrow the Shang Dynasty for moral reasons. They said that the Shang king was evil and that heaven no longer wanted him to rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -This period saw the invention of writing, and many later historians viewed it as a “Golden Age.” In 1046 B.C.E., the Shang king was overthrown by the Zhou king, ending the Shang dynasty.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Shang were overthrown by King Wu of Zhou in 1046 BCE who founded the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE). The Zhou would be the last before the Qin Dynasty (221-210 BCE) which unified China and gave it its name.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ultimately, the Shang dynasty was overthrown in 1046 BCE by the Zhou, a subject people-a people who lived under imperial rule-living in the western part of the kingdom, but their cultural contributions carried on through future dynasties.
Detailed explanation-5: –Shang and Zhou ambitions collided in the twelfth century BCE. The last Shang king was corrupt, and many of the Shang empire transfered loyalty to the Zhou dynasty.-The Zhou dynasty ruled from 1122-256 BCE.