Zhou Dynasty Flashcards
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Zhou Dynasty
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- 1050 B.C. used Mandate of Heaven to overthrow the Shang
- Wu Wang leads Zhou people from the NorthWest
2
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Zhou Rule
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- no strong, centralized government
- system of local rule by kings
- fighting among kings
3
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large ruling area
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- relatives or trusted friends ruled small areas
- became powerful in their won right
- some became as powerful as Zhou kings
4
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writing
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- it continued to develop
- important to ancestral worship
5
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Decline of Zhou
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- 771 B.C.
- Zhou king killed by an alliance of enemy tribesmen and a few Zhou representatives
6
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after king’s death
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- flee old capital in Xi’an, go east for safety
- never regained their strength
- other states grow in importance and power
