What are the similarities and differences between the collapse of the Shang and the collapse of the Hittites?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Similarities between collapse of Hittites and Shang
1. Both were fragile and vulnerable
a. Hittites
1. domestic economy was relatively fragile and its homeland was poor in key resources
2. vulnerable to famine and disease
3. nomadic prowlers from the hinterlands grabbed booty or extorted protection
b. Shang
1. using war, rituals, and oracles can be a gamble
2. king's responsibility of controlling the weather and harvest was unattainable
2. Neither state could maintain territories
a. Hittites
1. they could not break into Mesopotamia or Egypt
2. declined with the loss of territory
3. formerly subject kings were neglecting tribute or diplomatic courtesies
b. Shang
1. subject, tribute-paying, and allied states gradually diminished
2. former allies became enemies
B. Differences between collapse of Hittites and Shang
a. after 1210 B.C.E., the Hittite kingdom simply disappeared from the record
b. Shang kingdom
1. king's change and shift of power weakened state
2. rise of rival states
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