Read a summary of the period 1766-1050 BCE. Includes a background on the invention of writing and the people's religion.

Describes the years 1766-1027 BCE when agriculture and metallurgy were important and the society was aristocratic. Link to other dynasties.

Chronicles the history of ancient China's Shang dynasty from which the earliest evidence of Chinese writing has survived.

Professor Yin Weizhang chronicles the history of China's second hereditary dynasty which ruled from the 17th through the 11th centuries BC.

Reviews the history of the Shang dynasty, an aristocratic culture utilizing bronze weapons and horse-drawn chariots in their quest for power.

Profiles the dynasty's first king, Shang Tang and chronicles events in China during Shang dynasty rule, 1,783 to 1,134 BC.

Supplies a concise profile of the dynasty that existed between 1700 and 1100 BCE. Offers religion, agriculture, and technology information.