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Shāng 商 and Zhōu周
I. Prehistory A. Paleolithic period Homo erectus Peking man B. Neolithic revolution 1. Agriculture 2. Industry pottery, metal working, textile production 3. Society and Culture scapulimancy II. Shāng 商 Dynasty (ca. 1600 BC to ca. 1050 BC) A. Cities Ānyáng 安 阳 B. Writing logograph, pictograph, homophones C. Bronze 饕 tāotiè 餮 D. Culture 上 Shàngdì 帝 III. Western Zhōu 周 Dynasty (ca. 1050 BC to 771 BC) A. Politics King Wen King Wu Duke of Zhou Luòyáng 洛 阳 B. Culture Tian 天 “mandate of heaven” “Son of Heaven”