The Shang Dynasty – Monday October 17, 2011

Starter: Word Pyramid and Preview 20 Follow the guidelines to create a Word

Pyramid for the four Key Content Terms in your notebook

Clan – a large group of friends and family Economy – a system of managing the

wealth of a country or region Human sacrifice – a person who is killed

as part of a religious ritual Ancestor worship – honoring ancestors

through rituals such as offering food and wine to the dead

Government - United States Constitution

Reveals, Instruction for a democracy , the supreme law of the country

Social Structure - Tax Form 1040

Income levels

Religion Different Churches

Freedom of Religion, Diversity of Expression

Writing Newspaper

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO OUR CULTURE – GAMEDAY

Art SCULPTUERS

Share interests, types of creative expression

Technology I – PAD

State of the Art technology for today, business and social applications

Steve Jobs – One of the founders and inventors of Apple: Mac, i-phone, i-pod, i-pad

Characteristic of the Civilization

Artifact What This Artifact Reveals

Government

Constitution Instruction for a democracy , the supreme law of the country

Social Structure

Tax Form 1040

Income levels

Religion Different Churches

Freedom of Religion, Diversity of Expression

Writing Newspaper Freedom of the Press, What is important to our culture – GAMEDAY

Art SCULPTUER Share interests , types of creative expression

Technology I – PAD State of the Art for today, business and social applications

Civilization: a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure

Characteristics of a Civilization

• A stable food supply, to ensure that the people of a society have the food they need to survive

• A social structure [social structure: the way a civilization is organized] with different social levels and jobs. People at higher levels have greater status (importance) than others.

• A system of government, to ensure that life in the society is orderly. Governments direct people’s behavior and make life orderly.

Characteristics of a Civilization

• A religious system, which involves both a set of beliefs and forms of worship, usually in a god or gods.

• A highly developed way of life, culture, which includes the arts, such as painting, architecture, music, and literature. Arts include creative forms of expression.

• Advances in technology [technology: the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes] All civilizations create new forms of technology, or practical tools and inventions.

• A highly developed written language

Connect the Preview

Future archaeologists will interpret the objects we leave behind, just as modern archaeologists draw conclusions from artifacts left by ancient civilizations.

In this lesson, students will learn about China’s first complex civilization, the Shang (shung) dynasty, by studying artifacts unearthed by archaeologists.

the Essential Question

What do Shang artifacts reveal about this civilization?

Reading For UnderstandingRead The Shang Dynasty 20.1 Introduction20.2 A Shang Capital City20.3 Shang Government20.4 Shang Social Classes

Complete the Reading Notes 20.2 – 20.4