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Took over control of the Yellow River, which speaks the importance of agriculture and work to sustain life in china. including trade
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Rose through the use of more advanced technology, as well as using a portion of the agriculture to support the military
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Challenged the Shang rule and won over the western parts. Rules most of China for nearly 1000 years until 256 BCE
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The justification of the Zhou Dynasty taking over the Shange Dynasty. "Gods have blessed their dynasty"
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A school of thought that emerged from the Warring States period. Daoism was the opposite of Confucianism. Rather than being adapt to society. Daoist thought reflection and introspection was the key to the universe.
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One of the most important Chinese philosophers. He was born as Kong Fuzi into an Aristocratic family. Even though he was stubborn in nature, his teachings of politics, ethics and, morals we're used to educate rulers on good use of power
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The beginning of 200 years of chaos in China. However, was the foundation of a powerful empire
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Chaos but with the chaos brought an important cultural following which granted the most important institutions. This made cultural unity very important to China
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The third school of thought. Legalism focused solely on the needs of the state. This school of thought was created by a group of men, with the most significant being Shang Yang. Who was despised because of how aggressive he was. Han Feizi was another legalist thinker, who wrote essays on statecraft.
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Emperor Han Wudi developed and opened the Silk Road when missions returned to china bringing highly valuable goods and intelligence. Via the silk road, religious influence, and goods were spread. Diseases also spread, however.
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With widespread unrest, heavy taxes, the yellow turban rebellion, and spreading epidemics the Han Emperor was no more than a figure after the Dynasty split and divided into 3 kingdoms, during this same time the number of nomadic people coming to china increased.
