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Words.
What do the Chinese characters stand for?
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Bronze and jade.
What two materials were used to create art?
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Bronze.
What were weapons made out of?
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Cowrie shells.
What form of money did the Shang people use?
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1045 B.C.E.
When was the Shang Dynasty defeated (what B.C.E.)?
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Pictures that stand for words.
What are logographs?
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Superiority, wisdom, and kindness.
What does jade represent?
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500 years.
How long were the Shang people able to remain in power?
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He jumped into a fire with all of his jewelry.
How did the last Shang king die?
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They inscripted on oracle bones. Having a written language helped unify the Chinese people.
What kind of bones did the Shang people engrave on AND what did having a written language do?
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Taoties.
What are animal masks depicted on art called?
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Bronze-making.
What skill allowed the Shang people to remain in power?
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The Zhou armies.
Who defeated the Shang Dynasty?
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