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Farming was advanced by the use of

stone plows. The first towns and cities were Silk or Metal?
built in China during the Shang dynasty. Many bronze artifacts
exist today from the
Towns were often divided into wards. The
Shang dynasty. It is
sections were separated by walls. Different clear they were excellent
groups of people lived in each ward. metalworkers. However,
they were also skilled
with silk. The silk industry
grew during the Shang
dynasty. Soon, this
expensive thread was in
great demand.

Oracle Bones

Archaeologists (awr-
key-AWL-uh-jists) have
been busy in China. Since
the beginning of the
nineteenth century, there
have been over 100,000
pieces of animal shells or
bones discovered. These
are being studied. This is
how people today learn
about the early Chinese
civilizations.

Bronze work from
the Shang dynasty
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