page_title: Shang Dynasty
hierarchical_section_title: Shang Dynasty
caption_attribution_description: English: Oracle bone inscribed with the characters "xun wu jiu" Shang Dynasty (1600 - 1046 B.C.) This oracle bone is incomplete. A diviner asked the Shang king if there would be misfortune over the next ten days; the king replied that he had consulted the ancestor Xiaojia in a worship ceremony. The characters are approximately 1cm tall.
context_page_description: The Shang Dynasty was the second dynasty in China following the Xia dynasty. Most of what we know about the Shang Dynasty is from reading pictures on oracle bones and bronze objects. A dynasty is a series of rulers which are considered to be part of the same family because they are ruling a country over generations. According to tradition, the last Shang king was overthrown in 1046 BC. The succeeding dynasty was called the Zhou Dynasty.
context_section_description: The Shang Dynasty (existed from 1600BC - 1046BC) was the second dynasty in China following the Xia dynasty. Most of what we know about the Shang Dynasty is from reading pictures on oracle bones and bronze objects. A dynasty is a series of rulers which are considered to be part of the same family because they are ruling a country(s) over generations. According to tradition, the last Shang king was overthrown in 1046 BC. The succeeding dynasty was called the Zhou Dynasty.
caption: This is an oracle bone. As you can see, it is not actually a bone, it is a rock with important Chinese language carved on it.
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