From the images given, such as ritual vessels and the inscribed ox scapula we know that there is an existant of priests. Conduct a research to learn more about the religion that the people of the Shang Civilisation practiced. Blog your answers support by pictorial or written sources as your evidence.

Shang Zhou, the last Shang king, committed suicide after his army was defeated by the Zhou people. Legends say that his army betrayed him by joining the Zhou rebels in a decisive battle that took place.
The classical novel Fengshen Yanyi is about the war between the Yin and Zhou, in which each was favored and supported by one group of gods.
After Yin's collapse, the surviving Yin ruling family collectively changed their surname from their royal Zi (子) (pinyin: zi; Wade-Giles: tzu) to the name of their fallen dynasty, Yin (殷). The family remained aristocratic and often provided needed administrative services to the succeeding Zhou Dynasty. The King Cheng of Zhou, through the Regent, his uncle the Duke Dan of Zhou, enfeoffed the former Shang King Zhou's brother Ziqi (子啟) as the ruler of Wei (微), in the former Shang capital at Shang (商), with the territory becoming the state of Song later in history. The State of Song and the royal Shang descendants maintained rites to the dead Shang kings which lasted until 286 BC. (Source: Records of the Grand Historian.)
Both Korean and Chinese legends state that a disgruntled Yin prince named Jizi (箕子), who had refused to cede power to the Zhou, left China with his garrison and founded Gija Joseon, and it would become one of the early Korean states (Go-, Gija-, and Wiman-Joseon).
Many Shang clans migrated northeast and were integrated into Yan culture during the Western Zhou period. These clans maintained an elite status, continuing their sacrificial and burial traditions.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynasty#Fall_of_Shang

From the images given, such as the ritual vessels and the inscibed ox scapula we know that there is an existant of priests. Conduct a reseacrh to learn more about the religion that the people of the Shang Civilisation practiced. Blog your answers support by pictorial or written sources as your evidence.

The fall of the Shang dynasty was much like that of the Xia dynasty, the last king was a cruel tyrant. Instead of the people overthrowing the king, he was killed by a king from a rival kingdom, the Chou kingdom. The Chou dynasty was part of the Shang kingdom; its civilization was a combination of the Shang culture and that of non-Chinese civilizations.

Source : http://library.thinkquest.org/12255/library/dynasty/shang.html

Why, How & What had happened to have cause a rapid end to the Indus Valley Civilisation ?

Indus Valley Civilization was not warlike society, it was ended by the Aryan invasion.

-Indus Valley Civilisation ; c. 1500 BCE

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Writtings
Has there been evidence of artifacts found which would indicate that the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation had a system of communication ?



Seals


Symbols (Translated from Seals, Tablets etc.)
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The engravings on seals, tablets etc. shows that there is a communicating system in Indus Valley Civilisation .

-Indus Valley Civilisation ; Writtings

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Pottery
Potters, It requires very little material to make the pot. (as shown above)



Trading
(Bullock Cart - Transportation for trading)
Traders .



Seals

Designer, The discovery of seals made of clay with figures of animals such as rhinoceros, elephant and crocodile etc. gives us more information of the significance of these animals in the Harappan society.

-Indus Valley Civilisation ; Occupations

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The Great Bath : The archaeologists believe that it was used for religious bathing.
The Granary : It is used to store grains such as barley, wheat and oat.


Citadel
It is a large fort where people could take shelter if enemies attack the city.

-Indus Valley Civilisation ; Features

(Source : http://harappa.com)

1. What are primary and secondary sources?

• Primary sources are information provided by people who were involved in historical events or who witnessed the events. (Written/Pictorial/Oral Evidence , Artefact)
• Secondary sources are the records of people who did not directly participate in or witness the events they describe.

2. How do historians make sure that their sources are reliable?

Historians make sure that their evidence is reliable by using the three Cs test. (Credibility, Consistency & Corroboration)

• Credibility : Historians ask if the person who provided he evidence is trustworthy.
• Consistency : Historians ask whether the evidence is consistent if it contains statements that have similar meanings.
• Corroboration : Provide information to support evidence.

3. Why and when is it necessary for historians to revise their interpretations of past events?

• They have to be updated and revise their intepretations of the past when new evidence becomes available.

-History Recap Qns ; Page 23