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The Zhou dynasty fell because of fights breaking out between the states. This period was calle The Period of the Warring States beginning in 403 b.c and lasted for about 200 years.
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The Dao means way. His duty was to keep the gods happy.
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Between 500 b.c., Chinese thinkers developed three major theories about how to creae a peaceful society. These theories are called Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism.
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They weere divided into social classes. Includes landowning aristocrats, peasant farmers, mercahnts.
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The family was the basic building block of Chinese society. Chinese families praccticed filial piety. This meant that children had to respect their parents and older relatives.
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The Zhou used a bureaucracy.It is made up of appointed officialswho are responsible for different areas of government.
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Flows across China for more than 2,900 milesa. It gets its name from the rich yellow soil it carries from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean.
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It flows for about 3,400 mils east across central China where it empties into the yellow sea.
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The Shang are best known for their works of bronze. Shang bronze objects included sculptures vases drinking cups and containers called urns.
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The oracle bones show how today's Chinese writing began.The modern chinese language is more complex.They used Ideographs and Pictographs.
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Shang religion worshiped gods and spirits. Spirits were t live in mountains,rivers, and seas.
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Shand Dynasty is the first dynasty og China. Chinas first rulers were probably from the Xia. The remains show that the Shangmay have built the first Chinese cities
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Rice is one of the main food that the Chinese ate.
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An aristocrat named Wu Wang led a rebellion against the Shang, Wu began a new dynasty named the Zhou Dynasty
