036: Zhou Dynasty and Period of Warring States Flashcards
Zhou Dynasty Period
1027 BCE - 256 BCE
Accomplishments/Innovations
Mandate of Heaven (dynastic cycle)
Feudalism
Iron weapons (dagger-axes, swords, sickles, knives, spades)
Coined money (trade)
Canals
Roads
Feudalism
Land owned by the king was put under a noble/lord’s jurisdiction in exchange for their loyalty and military
Mandate of Heaven
Found by Zhou Dynasty
To have divine approval as a ruler (signs of not having favor: flooding, poor crops)
Dynastic cycle
Cycle at which dynasties came to power and fell over time
Warring period
771 BCE
What caused the said warring
Death of Zhou king by northern nomads
Relocated capital to Luoyang
Lost control over nobles
Nobles became kings over their own territories
Fought with neighboring lords
Led to the collapse of China’s core values
Sanxidigue significance
Identifiable because of their bronze metalwork
Artifacts from before Shang Dynasty
Evidence of the previous dynasties (Shu) that didn’t have written records
Mandate of Heaven
royal authority came from heaven, so when a ruler had divine approval, they had the mandate of heaven. When disaster occurred, it was a heavenly sign that the mandate of heaven must be passed onto another dynasty.
innovations
- built roads and canals to stimulate trade and agriculture
- introduced coined money, which further improved trade
- developed blast furnaces that produced cast iron.
time of the Spring and Autumn period
(770 - 476 BC)
What occured during the spiring and autumn period?
the feudal system began to fall apart and local dukes took control and then waged war against each other
Warring States Period
475 - 221 BC
what occured during the warring states period?
- States not just warring with each other but taking over and conquesting each other
- Expansion of Politics & Culture
