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__ Rise of Shang__
Cheng Tang was the first king of Shang Dynasty. o Lower taxes o Lowered the conscription rate of soldiers o In his 21st year of his regime, there was another drought, Tang made golden coins to give to poor families that had to sell their children for money, so they can buy their children back o There was drought for another 5 years and Tang said he would sacrifice himself to the rain god if it didn’t rain, finally it rained
 * Tang was the leader of his tribe
 * After 18 years as the leader of Shang tribe, Tang successfully overthrew the Xia king
 * Tang was king
 * Tang ruled for 13 years
 * He was consider to be a good leader during his reign

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