Social Classes
Different jobs according to classes.
Pope: jobs like the ones of the emperor.
Higher Class Head Jobs: Assisting the royal family or the emperor, give advice to the emperor (or other powerful people).
Lower class jobs: farming, crafting different artifacts or objects.
Other jobs: Trading, or selling different goods or artifact.
*Each type of job had a different pay. Everything depended on the class or persons importance.
Pope: jobs like the ones of the emperor.
Higher Class Head Jobs: Assisting the royal family or the emperor, give advice to the emperor (or other powerful people).
Lower class jobs: farming, crafting different artifacts or objects.
Other jobs: Trading, or selling different goods or artifact.
*Each type of job had a different pay. Everything depended on the class or persons importance.
Sold
-Art and other artifacts that contained bronze, minerals and precious rocks.
-Powerful weapons, jewels.
*People didn't only sell, but also traded.
-Powerful weapons, jewels.
*People didn't only sell, but also traded.
Divisions
Shang divided itself in 6 classes or divisions.
Highest: Kings, kings family or relatives.
Second Highest: Government officials, nobles and priests.
Why were nobles important?
Nobles were loyal to king.
Why were priest important?
They lead religious ceremonies and events.
Lower: artisans; skilled craftsmen which made weapons, containers and decorative artifacts/ traders: traded things in many regions. (shells and money)
Lower: framers; produced almost all food for the dynasty.
Lowest: slaves
Highest: Kings, kings family or relatives.
Second Highest: Government officials, nobles and priests.
Why were nobles important?
Nobles were loyal to king.
Why were priest important?
They lead religious ceremonies and events.
Lower: artisans; skilled craftsmen which made weapons, containers and decorative artifacts/ traders: traded things in many regions. (shells and money)
Lower: framers; produced almost all food for the dynasty.
Lowest: slaves
Women
Women weren't as powerful and respected. They had to follow it's husbands, relatives and even her sons rules.
Pregnancy: More respected and important. After birth; she was no longer that important and didn't receive so much attention.
Children: important part in society. ( Mostly those in royal or powerful families).
They had high level education, and were important, because they would later rise power and be on the throne.
Pregnancy: More respected and important. After birth; she was no longer that important and didn't receive so much attention.
Children: important part in society. ( Mostly those in royal or powerful families).
They had high level education, and were important, because they would later rise power and be on the throne.
Advances
Bronze Age: they discovered bronze.
Bronze materials: containers, weapons...
Complex Writing System:
Used many symbols and drawings to represent many things.
Symbols could represent: sounds, actions, feelings, or ceremonies.
*Not everybody could write or redo this language, only scholars and well educated people.
How do we know about this writing system?
Oracles; or writings in bones of cattle.
*This were used to keep record of events and ceremonies.
Bronze materials: containers, weapons...
Complex Writing System:
Used many symbols and drawings to represent many things.
Symbols could represent: sounds, actions, feelings, or ceremonies.
*Not everybody could write or redo this language, only scholars and well educated people.
How do we know about this writing system?
Oracles; or writings in bones of cattle.
*This were used to keep record of events and ceremonies.