POLITICS OF THE SHANG DYNASTY
The Shang Dynasty is one of the first dynasties that we know of. The king was always the head of the entire political structure. In the Shang Dynasty, the king was called the "Wang". The Wang had power upon two parts of the Shang society. He had power over the areas of politics and religion. The Wang along with the aristocrats and bureaucrats directed the the lives and jobs of the peasants and serfs. the Shang Dynasty also made China's first writing system. They made bronze vessels for both the religious ceremonies and cooking. The Shangs also developed war chariots, they also made bows, and armor made out of bronze.
The bronze is a very important part of the Shang politics since the "Wang" used pottery vessels made out of bronze. For all of those who don't have any knowledge of the material called bronze, the defenition of the word "bronze" in the Merriam Webster Dictionary of the English language reads: an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements. The alloy of bronze has a moderate yellowish brown color and the adition of other elements mixed with copper produces a way stronger-than copper material. |