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The '''Shang dynasty''' ([[Chinese]]: 上朝; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: Sháng Cháo) was a major ancient [[Chinese]] [[dynasty]] from about 1766 to 1122 [[BC]].

The '''Shang dynasty''' was a major ancient [[Chinese]] [[dynasty]] from about 1766 to 1122 [[BC]].

The Shang dynasty built cities in northern China along the [[Yellow River]] and is sometimes called the Yellow River Civilization.  The Shang empire consisted of [[city-states]] which were often at war with one another, and the capital city shifted as power changed hands.

The Shang dynasty built cities in northern China along the [[Yellow River]] and is sometimes called the Yellow River Civilization.  The Shang empire consisted of [[city-states]] which were often at war with one another, and the capital city shifted as power changed hands.

The [[wheel]] was perfected by the Shang dynasty and used in [[chariot]]s, some of which have been discovered at [[Anyang]], near the site of the largest Shang cultural center.

The [[wheel]] was perfected by the Shang dynasty and used in [[chariot]]s, some of which have been discovered at [[Anyang]], near the site of the largest Shang cultural center.

The Shang dynasty ended in 1122 BC and was replaced by the [[Zhou Dynasty]], a dynasty of which scholars have much more accurate records, and which represents a flowering of Chinese [[culture]] and thought, even as the dynasty collapsed in the [[Spring and Autumn]] (春秋) and [[Warring States]] (战国） periods.

The Shang dynasty ended in 1122 BC and was replaced by the [[Zhou dynasty]], a dynasty of which scholars have much more accurate records, and which represents a flowering of Chinese [[culture]] and thought, even as the dynasty collapsed in the [[Spring and Autumn]] and [[Warring States]] periods.

[[Category:Chinese Dynasties]]

[[Category:Chinese Dynasties]]