Art,+Literature+and+Music

__Art, Literature and Music__
By: Macy
 * Most literature in the Shang dynasty were engraving in cattle scapulae (shoulder blade)
 * Shang people believe that they can tell the future if they read the cracks they create with a bronze tool
 * Then they would engrave the prophecies in to the bones and later on compare them with real events


 * __Art__**


 * Most Shang dynasty art work are made from bronze metal
 * They also craved jade with the same pattern as the bronze metal
 * Most of the bronze metal were used for rituals
 * Most of these bronze work are used during banquets or a death of an elite personal
 * Most of these bronze work were created to record their history

__Music__


 * Drums were the main instruments used
 * most instruments were made from bronze
 * bells were another common instrument
 * bells were the first instrument invented

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