a dynasty which ruled China during part of the 2nd millennium BC, probably the 16th-11th centuries. The period encompassed the invention of Chinese ideographic script and the discovery and development of bronze casting.
商朝(公元前第二个千年期间统治中国的王朝,时间约为前16世纪—前11世纪,在此时期,创造了象形文字,发现和发展了青铜浇铸)。