In about 2000 BC, the Chinese worshipped a lot of different gods, like weather gods ect and also a higher god who ruled over the rest called Shang-Ti. They also believed that their ancestors became like gods when they died, and wanted to be worshipped too. Each family worshipped their own ancestors.

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Around 1500 BC, people began to use oracle bones to try to find out what was to happen in the future. By about 1100 BC, they were also worshipping a natural force called t’ien, which translates as Heaven.

Laozi created the philosophy of Taoism. Taoism is a philosophical and religious tradition of China that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao. The Tao is a conception of an original, primordial source of the universe’s natural order.

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