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Shang Dynasty 商代 (17th to 11th cent. BC) |  period before (Prehistory)next period (Zhou)  | |
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 |  An integral part of the Shang religion was the ancestor worship that became later the core of Confucianism and Chinese thinking. The bronze vessels and burial offerings show how the former people have been venerated. The king's ancestors and the former Lords were only a part of a rich world of gods and souls. The highest god was Di or Shangdi 上帝 who was especially responsible for natural py economy, arts, literature, government... | |
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