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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?
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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.______________________________________________________________
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b.______________________________________________________________
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c.______________________________________________________________
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7. Why did this system create order?
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8. For what two reasons did this social system eventually break down?
a.______________________________________________________________
b.______________________________________________________________
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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_________________________________.