Swofford+Shang+Dynasty+Script

Dynasty Cycle Ally A dynasty is a line of rulers that belong to the same family. For 600 years the Shang dynasty would shape the lives of people along the Hang River. Now let me tell you what a dynasty would look like in your life. If your mother was the Queen when she died then you would be the next Queen and when you died, if you had a child then she would be the next Queen and so on. Bryce This line came to be represent the Shang dynasty because of how they rose to power, what they did while in power, and how they ended. They rose to power from barbaric beginnings through war. They carved symbols into an oracle bone, and fired them until they cracked to predict the future. They fell as barbarians tore apart thier empire. The last Shang emperor burned down his palace while he was still in it so that the barbarians couldn't take him or his palace.

Erika They used Oracle Bones for predicting the future in china. Oracle bones where supposed to be burned first. They were fired until they cracked.