Artifacts
Tombs were made for emperors, which were the highest people with absolute power.
People honoured them. Example: Hou Chia Chuang Tomb Chariots: at that time, chariots were the highest technologies in the dynasty. They were vehicles for most people. Some of them were only used for government or high class. Ceremonial Weaponry: For emperor ceremonies, people considered weapons a essence Heaven and Earth. They put diverse weapons to make the emperors feel like Heaven, specially in very important ceremonies. Craftspeople made bronze and jade artifacts for living. They sold this artefacts to obtain money. They might have sold them to emperors and soldiers. Craftspeople: Made bronze and jade artifacts for living. They sold to obtain money. They sold them to emperors or soldiers. Shang's Dynasty Technology and Achievements-Several oracle scripts were depicted as a mode of transportation,most are found carved on different utensils ,animal bones,tortoise shells,and bronze vessels.The oracle scripts as well contained some information about solar and lunar eclipse and other moments that tok place in early astronomy.The calendar was always improving along the Shang Dynasty.Elementary counting was a part of the fact of fortune telling.Zhou was really imprudent and very cruel ,eventually lead to a rebellion of this people against him causing the fall of the Shang dynasty. |
Cultural achievements
Some cultural achievements of the Shang dynasty were the creation of the first writing system which in some part it is still used today. Excellent bronze artifacts,very primitive agriculture.They used a calendar based on the moons cycles.They created a decimal system,2 horsed chariots.Also the Shang was one of the first to understand an get a good use of the element of silk.
The use of Art and Technology
Some art and technology that were often used were bronze casting: carved a design into the clay,and then pouring molded bronze into the clay mold,allowing the bronze to cool and then broke the clay off,revealing a completed bronze object,the upper class has most access.technology made great achievements in many aspects in economy and in many others.The objects were also seen as art used for ceremonial objects to make offerings to their ancestors ,for military weapons.Some art used were the tripod vessels,ceramic pottery that requires different stages.