How did the Shang dynasty gain control of the Yellow River valley? They invaded the valley and defeated the former rulers.
They befriended the people and became their political leaders.
They used irrigation to manage water and gain control over the people.
They took over the farms of the people who lived there and forced them to leave.

i dont know. sorry : (

answer: born in saint-dié, in the vosges department, france, he studied law, and was called to the bar at paris in 1854,[2] but soon went into politics, contributing to various newspapers, particularly to le temps. he attacked the second french empire with great violence, directing his opposition especially against baron haussmann, prefect of the seine department. a series of his articles in le temps was later republished as the fantastic tales of haussmannlaxupa (1868).[2]

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