Xia Dynasty
Date: 2000 BCE-1600 BCE (Before Common Era)
Culture: Not well advanced, failed to create a system writing to document their existence and is not consistent with facts discovered by archeologist.
Technology: Xia created bronze weapons, clay pottery, bi, and silk
Bronze Weapons-were used for farming and protection
Clay Pottery-were used for plates during their meals
Bi-burial artifact that is found throughout Chinese history
Silk-formed by unraveling a cocoon of Silk Worms generating silk fabric for clothing
Government: Instituted 17 emperors (similar to kings) over a span of 500 years
Summary: Xia dynasty became the stepping stone of the Chinese establishing a lucrative network aimed to exporting silk to the West. Shang conquered
Date: 2000 BCE-1600 BCE (Before Common Era)
Culture: Not well advanced, failed to create a system writing to document their existence and is not consistent with facts discovered by archeologist.
Technology: Xia created bronze weapons, clay pottery, bi, and silk
Bronze Weapons-were used for farming and protection
Clay Pottery-were used for plates during their meals
Bi-burial artifact that is found throughout Chinese history
Silk-formed by unraveling a cocoon of Silk Worms generating silk fabric for clothing
Government: Instituted 17 emperors (similar to kings) over a span of 500 years
Summary: Xia dynasty became the stepping stone of the Chinese establishing a lucrative network aimed to exporting silk to the West. Shang conquered