Agriculture and handicrafts developed rapidly in Shang Dynasty. Grain crops such as millet, millet, rice, wheat and cash crops such as mulberry, hemp, melon and fruit appeared, economic development accelerated, and private ownership was further improved. As a result, the Shang Dynasty entered the era in which slavery dominated and created a slave society.
Surnamed tang Lu, also known as Shang Tang, Wu Tang,,, and Oracle Bone Inscriptions called Tang and Dayi, also known as Gaozuyi. He used to be Fang Bo of the Xia Dynasty, and he managed this place, which is now Shangqiu, Henan. Because he cared about the people and practiced benevolent policies, he won the support of the people, so that some small countries around him joined in succession, and his power quickly became strong.
At the end of summer, Emperor Xia was cruel and heartless, and the country became increasingly turbulent. Seeing that the situation was not good, Tang wanted to take summer instead. So, he began to implement the plan to eliminate summer.
Tang first wiped out the small countries near Shang. Soon after, after 1 1 expedition, he wiped out three important allies of Xia Dynasty: Qianwei, Gu and Kunwu. Around BC 1600, Tang conquered with various countries and tribes. In the battle of Mingtiao, Tang captured the unprepared.
Then, with the support of 3000 princes, Tang ascended the throne, made its capital in Bo, and announced the establishment of Shang Dynasty. After the establishment of Shang Dynasty, the capital moved frequently. When Pan Geng, the king of the Tang Dynasty, moved to Yin, it was now Anyang City, Henan Province. Since then, it has stabilized and established its capital Yin, which lasted for 273 years. Therefore, Shang Dynasty was also called Yin or Yin Shang. Its ruling area extends to Mongolia in the north, Liaoning and the Korean Peninsula in the northeast, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian in the south, Xinjiang in Gansu in the west and the East China Sea in the east.
Don learned the lesson. He widely practiced benevolent policies and won the hearts of the people. The commercial regime was initially consolidated. With the rapid development of agriculture and handicrafts in Shang Dynasty, the pace of economy was accelerated, private ownership was further improved, and the Shang Dynasty entered an era in which slavery was dominant. This is the "Shang Tang Revolution" period.
Agriculture in Shang Dynasty was relatively developed, and grain crops such as millet, millet, rice and wheat and cash crops such as mulberry, hemp, melon and fruit appeared. All kinds of grains are used to make wine.
Handicraft industry is also quite developed, which can cast exquisite bronzes, white pottery and glazed pottery, and all kinds of commonly used utensils, ritual vessels and wine vessels are very exquisite. The famous Simu Wuding is one of the outstanding representatives. Commodity exchange also gradually expanded, and large-scale early cities appeared.
During the prosperous period of Shang Dynasty, its territory reached the seashore in the east, the eastern part of Shaanxi Province in the west, the northern part of Hebei Province in the north and the Yangtze River in the south, making it a civilized country in the world at that time.
China Shang Dynasty has entered a recorded historical period, and Oracle Bone Inscriptions appeared. Oracle Bone Inscriptions is an ancient Chinese character with the earliest age and relatively complete system discovered by China. Oracle Bone Inscriptions reflected the record of astronomical phenomena and the application of the method of timing branches and branches in Shang Dynasty.
Archaeological data show that the "Lake Cooked Culture" in the southeast and south of China, the "Wucheng Culture" in the northwest of Jiangxi, the "Bashu Culture" in the southwest of Sichuan, and the "Xiajiadian Lower Culture" in Inner Mongolia and northern Liaoning were all influenced by the Shang culture to varying degrees.
bronze vessels