The Shang had a number of religious practices, one of which was veneration of dead ancestors; Shang people made sacrifices to and asked questions of their ancestors.
Ancient Chinese nobles sought to tell the future by writing on bone fragments or pieces of turtle shell and throwing those bones into a fire; the fortune seekers saw messages about the future in the cracks that formed.
Shang dynasty craftspeople mastered bronze, an alloy of copper and tin; bronze weapons gave Shang foot soldiers and charioteers a tactical advantage in combat.
the shang dynasty had a 'royal' family (similar to the monarchy in britian.) but they both were heavily based around trade in economy.
Explanation:
- the shang dynasty formed a strong central government to manage the large kingdom. kings controlled the central region, but relatives ruled distant lands. it was a monarchy.
