Pupils can develop their understanding of the Shang Dynasty with this UKS2 The Shang Dynasty What Did the People of the Shang Dynasty Believe in? PowerPoint. It features a range of engaging teaching slides along with enquiry questions and those that encourage deeper thinking, with a key focus on the monarch's role as priest, divination and burial practices.

This is the fifth lesson of a six-lesson block. There is an additional worksheet resource to support teaching that focuses on the key historical skill of cause and consequence.

National Curriculum Objectives:

• The achievements of the earliest civilizations.