What factors contributed to the end of the Shang dynasty?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Basis of the Shang state was vulnerable
1. using war, rituals, and oracles can be a gamble
2. king's responsibility of controlling the weather and harvest was unattainable
B. The size of the Shang state was shrinking
1. subject, tribute-paying, and allied states gradually diminish
2. former allies became enemies
C. King's change and shift of power
1. took on greater personal responsibility
2. became the sole diviner and army general
3. numbers of courtiers and commanders at his disposal fell
D. Rise of rival states
1. Zhou attacked and conquered the Shang
2. annexed it as a kind of colony
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What will be an ideal response?