1. The Shang Dynasty – Monday October 17, 2011

2. Starter: Word Pyramid and Preview 20 Follow the guidelines to create a Word Pyramid for the four Key Content Terms in your notebook Clan – a large group of friends and family Economy – a system of managing the wealth of a country or region Human sacrifice – a person who is killed as part of a religious ritual Ancestor worship – honoring ancestors through rituals such as offering food and wine to the dead

5. Government - United States Constitution Reveals, Instruction for a democracy , the supreme law of the country

6. Social Structure - Tax Form 1040 Income levels

7. Religion Different Churches Freedom of Religion, Diversity of Expression

8. Writing Newspaper Freedom of the Press, What is important to our culture – GAMEDAY

9. Art SCULPTUERS Share interests, types of creative expression

10. Technology I – PAD State of the Art technology for today, business and social applications Steve Jobs – One of the founders and inventors of Apple: Mac, i-phone, i-pod, i-pad

12. Civilization: a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure

13. Characteristics of a Civilization •A stable food supply, to ensure that the people of a society have the food they need to survive •A social structure [social structure: the way a civilization is organized] with different social levels and jobs. People at higher levels have greater status (importance) than others. •A system of government, to ensure that life in the society is orderly. Governments direct people’s behavior and make life orderly.

14. Characteristics of a Civilization • A religious system, which involves both a set of beliefs and forms of worship, usually in a god or gods. • A highly developed way of life,culture, which includes the arts, such as painting, architecture, music, and literature. Arts include creative forms of expression. •Advances in technology [technology: the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes] All civilizations create new forms of technology, or practical tools and inventions. • A highly developed written language

15. Connect the Preview Future archaeologists will interpret the objects we leave behind, just as modern archaeologists draw conclusions from artifacts left by ancient civilizations. In this lesson, students will learn about China’s first complex civilization, the Shang (shung) dynasty, by studying artifacts unearthed by archaeologists.

16. the Essential Question What do Shang artifacts reveal about this civilization?

17. Reading For Understanding Read The Shang Dynasty 20.1 Introduction 20.2 A Shang Capital City 20.3 Shang Government 20.4 Shang Social Classes Complete the Reading Notes 20.2 – 20.4