The Shang Dynasty of China.

The Shang Dynasty has the earliest recorded written history. The Shang Dynasty was from 1600-1046 BC. It lasted over 500 years and belonged to seventeen generations. It arose during the Bronze Age in China. Thousands of archaeological findings have been found in and by the Yellow River valley. The cradle of Chinese civilization. The Shang Dynasty of China was the second hereditary dynasty in China. It lasted almost six hundred years with thirty-one kings and seventeen …

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