Opinion/Editorial

Bronze making

Georgia Conley. Head editor

       I believe that without the achievement of making bronze then the Shang Dynasty would not have lasted as long as it did. The  Shang Dynasty is generally known as the bronze age in China. This is because throughout the Shang Dynasty the people learned how to make bronze. "Bronze played an important role in the material culture of that time" (Shang dynasty). The bronze was used for many things during this dynasty to help them live there everyday lives. The people of the Shang Dynasty used bronze when they wrote,when they did math and science,and even when practicing medicine. It had a huge impact on the successful lives of the Shang people."The achievement of bronze making has effected the entire world" (Eileen O'Donnell). The creation of bronze does still effect many people everyday. Without some of the things we have today would not be available to us like they are now.

      People of today should be thankful that the Shang Dynasty made bronze when they did. Without the creating of bronze we would not have many things including; door and window frames, mail boxes, or furniture hardware. Bronze is used for many things we would not even have thought of. That is why i believe that the Shang dynasty's bronze making was very important to there success and has greatly helped ours.