Why did Chinese civilization continue after collapse of the Shang dynasty?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Causes of the continuity after Shang collapse
1. invasion of the Zhou did not destroy Chinese state
a. Zhou overtood Shang in single battle
b. annexed land as a colony rather than destroying it
c. built new garrisons along Yellow river
d. shifted center of empire north
2. kept some of the traditions which kept the civiliation moving forward
a. rid culture of some of the reliance on oracles
3. originated the ideology of the mandate of heaven
a. claimed that changes in rule were acceptable because heaven transferred power from a decayed dynasty to one of greater virtue
b. new rulers did not have to deal with long struggle for power
4. created an effective myth of the unity and continuity of China
a. became view of the Western world
1. China as a massive monolithic state
2. a uniform culture of exceptional durability
3. tendency to claim dominion over all the world
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