EAS103H1 Chapter Notes -Emishi, Shukuba, Byeonhan Confederacy
Document Summary
Anyang in north central china= where shang dynasty developed. 1045 bce shang dynasty was overthrown by the state of zhou. Zhou is known from archaeological evidence and transmitted texts: shows the version of their righteous victory over the shang. Zhou rulers sent out vassal to establish settlements= feudal like system. China was smaller than present day where people who spoke chinese or han chinese lived. Contemporary people"s republic of china= tibet, inner mongolia, Turkestan and manchuria which were homes of other people. The soil in the north is fertile and easy to use but most of it ends up as silt in the yellow river= riverbed rises= when people dike the river= flood prone= huge dikes will break= huge floods. Flooding and drought are problems for farmer in the north. Yangzi river= warmer wetter and more lush south region: area suited to rice cultivation and growing two crops a year.
