The End of the Shang Dynasty
- The Shang excelled in war. Constant war weakened the power of the military.
- The Shang had a system of money (cowrie shells) that they used for trade.
- The king spent lots of money on furnishings, clothing, and even their tombs. This weakened the economy.
- A frontier state called Zhou rose up and defeated the Shang.
- King Wu was the Zhou king.