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• Subtopic: Shang Dynasty Overview The Shang Dynasty (1600 - 1046 BC) ruled China for over 500 years, from around 1600 BC to 1046 BC. There were 30 emperors throughout the Shang reign. Under the dynasty’s rule, kings or emperors had absolute power. Nobles, priests, merchants, artisans, farmers, and enslaved people made up the rest of the social hierarchy. • Subtopic: Shang Dynasty Achievements The Shang controlled the bronze trade and excelled at producing bronze weapons and artifacts, such as instruments. The Shang dynasty is credited with developing the first Chinese writing system using a collection of symbols on oracle bones. Oracle bone script was the first written evidence of Chinese writing. • Subtopic: Key Events of the Shang Dynasty - 1600 BC: The Shang dynasty is founded when Cheng Tang overthrows the Xia dynasty. He has the support of 40 other kingdoms. - 1400-1200 BC: The earliest found examples of Chinese writing are dated to this period. - 1250 BC: King Wu Ding begins his reign. - 1200 BC: Fu Hao, one of the wives of King Wu Ding, dies. Her tomb is the only intact Shang tomb that has been found to date. - 1075 BC: The last Shang king, Di Xin, begins his reign. - ...