Ancient China - Shang & Zhou Dynasties

What is the main difference between the government of Shang and Zhou dynasties?

• The Shang dynasty had more kings

• The Zhou dynasty used the feudal system

• The Zhou King ruled alone

In the Shang dynasty, what did the king use the oracle bones for?

• Making decisions

• Writing messages

• Making fires

Why did Chinese coins have holes in them?

• To make them light

• To keep them together easily

• To make them stronger

Why were merchants seen as a low class?

• They sold things

• They were not rich

• They did not own or make anything

Person who ruled smaller parts of land, but was ruled by the king.

• Monarch

• Dynasty

• Hereditary

• Lord

Passed down from parent to child

• Monarch

• Dynasty

• Hereditary

• Lord

A line of rulers of a country

• Monarchy

• Dynasty

• Hereditary

• Lord

A person who rules a country such as a king, queen or emperor.

• Monarch

• Dynasty

• Hereditary

• Lord

Rulers

• Buy and sell things

• Don't have any wealth

• Collected taxes from people

• Sell what they grow

• Sold what they made.

Peasants / farmers

• Buy and sell things

• Don't have any wealth

• Collected taxes from people

• Sell what they grow

• From what they made.