In the center of the Shang domain were found in eastern and north-eastern Henan. Residence of the King was at the heart of the city. It was built on a north-south axis. All the buildings in the town was rectangular and made of clay with wooden beams. In addition, King nobility lived in the city. Also lived in mud houses.
The peasants often lived outside the city, although there were few within the city walls. They lived in the city of caverns and caves. The common people outside the city live in villages. Not much is known about the people, if not. It is believed that they had harvested the millet, barley and rice, for example. They used wood to work in the country. Farmers have worked in a "well-field" system. The country was divided into nine squares. The farmer would keep the products of eight squares, while the Lord would take products of the ninth square. It is believed that these people were very primitive compared with the population of the city.
Cities around the capital were called palace-cities. Each city was surrounded by a wall. Inside the walls was a military and religious establishments and homes of nobility. Every building in town was a copy of the capital. The buildings are identical and are arranged in the same format. The capital of the Shang moved seven times before finally settling Yin, which became the permanent capital.
The nobility spent much of his time hunting or in war. Games and prisoners are treated equally by the nobility were sacrificed to the gods. Most of the war against the rebellious city or barbarians. The war was more like a raid than anything else. Precious metals, food and livestock, and people were moved from the place of war. The nobility was the military base. Other positions were filled by slaves (prisoners).
The Shang royal ancestors were high. The bronze was found in royal tombs and skeletons of about three hundred officers who had accompanied the king in the heavenly places. Funery tablets kept in the front of the temples and all rituals done in their presence. These tablets are designed to contain the souls of ancestors. Each royal event communicated loud in the temples to inform the ancestors. In addition, fortune-tellers often consulted by offering sacrifices to ancestors and read the cracks of burnt bones.
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