004 - Animals and Treasure

The Shang were incredibly spiritual, but just how spiritual? They sacrificed and they conquered, all of which is covered in this weeks episode of "The History of China"

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Listen to this episode from The History of China on Spotify. The Shang were incredibly spiritual, but just how spiritual? They sacrificed and they conquered, all of which is covered in this weeks episode of "The History of China"

Real Oracle bone found near An Yang.

Ancient depiction of Shang Dynasty human sacrifices

Wu Ding himself

Same one, different angle.

Shang Dynasty burial pit

Believed to be from a sacrifice of some sort

Shang-era Horse Chariot

Developed/co-opted during Wu Ding’s reign, the chariot changed Chinese military tactics for millennia to come

Shang Dynasty map

Western “advanced culture” labeled as “Zhou”…..