Who were the Shang?

History

In ‘The earliest civilisations: the Indus and the Shang’ pupils were encouraged to develop their understanding of the concept of civilisation. In ‘Iron Age Britain: what have historians learnt about Iron Age Britain?’ pupils are now invited to contrast their strong understanding of early civilisations with Iron Age Britain.

In ‘Sumer and other early civilisations: what made them similar?’ pupils encountered multiple early civilisations in overview in order to strengthen the concept of civilisation and to make connections between these. In ‘The earliest civilisations: the Indus and the Shang’ they are encouraged to develop their understanding of this concept even further. 

The earliest civilisations: the Indus and the Shang 

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Ancient Egyptian and Indus Valley civilisations

Put these civilisations into chronological order, starting with the one that began the earliest.

The Shang Dynasty began around the {{ }} River.

Select the features of Shang Dynasty cities. 

{{ }} weapons and armour helped the Shang Dynasty to defend their empire.

The Shang Dynasty lasted for over __________ years.

The tomb of Fu Hao contained almost __________ objects.

Fu Hao’s tomb was found in which country?

Select all the different types of objects found in the tomb.

The hard green stone used for making jewellery and other objects is called...

People lived in the ancient Indus Valley cities.

Fu Hao was a warrior queen in the Shang Dynasty.

The tomb of Fu Hao was discovered in China.

Put the following into the correct order.

Fu Hao was a queen and an important army general of the Shang Dynasty.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Who were the Shang?

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.