Ancient China

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dynesties. Chinas had three dynasties. The first of which was the Xia
(2,000 b.c. to 1,500 b.c.) except for ancient legions one really doesn't know
much about the Xia rulers. In 1,500 b.c. the Xia rulers were overthrown and the
Shang dynasty came into focus and into place.

During the Shang dynasty, Chinese artists were busy making beautiful art
figures, religious stuff, and were making weapons out of bronze.

Even though the Shang dynasty lasted for several hundred years most of the
rulers were extremely viscious and had fun playing games of torture The nobles
lived very rich lives and were treated very good in contrast to the peasents
who were extravigatingly poor and were spit upon as if they were the scum of
the earth even though the rich folk couldn't get along in life without the
peasents because the peasents provided their food. They rulers of the Shang
dynasty were so cruel that they would not only sacrifice animals for religious
sarimonies they would ...

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