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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 Shang dynasty had writing in the form of [[oracle bones]], questions and answers inscribed on a bone.  They used a pictographic form of writing from which modern Chinese writing is descended.

The Shang dynasty had writing in the form of [[oracle bones]], questions and answers inscribed on a bone.  They used a pictographic form of writing from which modern Chinese writing is descended. In the later part of the dynasty, early printing presses were used more widely than oracle bones for record keeping, although oracle bones were still used for religious purposes.

The wheel was perfected by the Shang dynasty and used in chariots.

The wheel was perfected by the Shang dynasty and used in chariots.