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Worksheet #_____ Name:____________________________ Date:______________ Eastern Civilizations: Period:_____ Ms. Didyoung The Zhou Dynasty A. The Zhou Dynasty 1. In the_____________________ the leaders of a people who came to be known as the_______________ ruled over a kingdom in China. 2. Which dynasty did they overthrow?_____________________________________ 3. The Zhou Dynasty lasted ____________________ than any other dynasty in Chinese history. B. The Zhou Political System 4. What does it mean to rule with the mandate of heaven? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 5. The Zhou established a new political order. They granted______________ to others in return for loyalty, military support, and other services. 6. Describe the three divisions of Chinese Zhou society. a.______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ b.______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ c.______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 7. Why did this system create order? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 8. For what two reasons did this social system eventually break down? a.______________________________________________________________ b.______________________________________________________________ Worksheet #_____ C. The Decline of Zhou Power 9. As the lords’ loyalty to the Zhou king lessened, many refused to _______________ against invasions. 10. The lords began to fight each other. By 481 BC, China had entered an era called the ___________________________, a time of many civil wars. 11. Armies grew. Fighting became brutal and cruel as soldiers fought for __________________ not ________________. D. Internal Problems 12. The decline of the Zhou took place along with important changes in the Chinese ____________________________________________________________. 13. For many centuries the family had been the foundation of life in China. When these families broke apart, __________________________ their power and close relatives became____________________. 14.Bonds of loyalty even weakened within small families especially among the upper classes. Sons plotted against each other over inheritances. During the Warring States period, China lacked a ______________________________ to stop the power struggles within the ruling-class families. 15. Chinese society fell into a period of_________________________________.