Geography
The Shang Dynasty was located in the plain just north of China in the Yellow River Valley, it stretched into modern day Shangdong province and west to a large bend in the Yellow river. The capital shifted many times throughout the reign of various Shang rulers, but finally settled in Yin (modern day Anyang). The Yellow river really is known as the ‘cradle of Chinese civilization’ because almost all ancient Chinese civilizations began here.
The Shang Dynasty was located in the plain just north of China in the Yellow River Valley, it stretched into modern day Shangdong province and west to a large bend in the Yellow river. The capital shifted many times throughout the reign of various Shang rulers, but finally settled in Yin (modern day Anyang). The Yellow river really is known as the ‘cradle of Chinese civilization’ because almost all ancient Chinese civilizations began here.