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New Dorp High School AP Global Social Studies Department Mr. Hubbs Aim: What were the achievements of the Ancient Zhou Dynasty? I. The Zhou Dynasty • 1027 Zhou overthrow the Shang led by King Wu Wang II. The Mandate of Heaven • The Zhou invented the Mandate of Heaven • It justified a dynastic cycle a. The Dynastic Cycle a. A new ruler founds a new dynasty b. gains the Mandate of Heaven c. China achieves prosperity d. Corruption appears and the empire begins to decline e. A natural disaster occurs and the dynasty loses the Mandate of Heaven f. China goes through a period chaos g. One state emerges victorious and starts a new empire. h. Repeat the cycle again III. ZHOU FEUDALISM • Granted land to nobles in exchange for military protection • Lords gained too much power, and created separate kingdoms IV. Culture • Great economy/trade • Used coins on strings • Silk making • Book making • Ironworking V. Decline • Zhou enters into a period of “warring states” 475-221 • There is chaos, feudal fighting between lords, power struggles • Confucius is born during this period This work is the intellectual property of MrHubbshistory.com. Content copyright 2015-16. MrHubbsHistory. All rights reserved.
