NEED HELP NOW

Zhou kings governed China much like Shang rulers.

The king led the government, ruling with the help of a(n)

. The king divided the kingdom into

. He assigned loyal to

govern each of the territories. These positions were

—when an aristocrat died, a son or another

member of his family governed the territory.

Zhou kings introduced a new idea to Chinese government.

They claimed that the king’s right to rule came from the

. This is called the . The

king must rule by the proper “Way,” known as the .

Under Zhou kings, the Chinese developed new systems to

the land. With a better water supply,

farmers were able to grow more crops than ever before.

China’s trade also expanded. have found

pieces of Chinese silk in central Asia and as far away as

Greece. Their findings suggest that Chinese

reached many different areas of the world.

Over time, the who ruled the territories of

the Zhou kingdom grew more powerful. These rulers began to

fight one another for power. These wars began in the 400s

B. C. and went on for nearly 200 years. Because each

aristocrat formed his own state, this time in China’s history is

called the “.”

Zhou kings governed China much like Shang rulers.  

The king led the government, ruling with the help of a(n)  

Bureaucracy. The king divided the kingdom into  

Territories. He assigned loyal Aristocrats to

govern each of the territories. These positions were

Hereditary —when an aristocrat died, a son or another

member of his family governed the territory.

Zhou kings introduced a new idea to Chinese government.

They claimed that the king’s right to rule came from the  

Gods. This is called the Mandate of Heaven. The  

king must rule by the proper “Way,” known as the Dao.

Under Zhou kings, the Chinese developed new systems to  

Irrigate the land. With a better water supply,

farmers were able to grow more crops than ever before.

China’s trade also expanded. Archaeologists have found  

pieces of Chinese silk in central Asia and as far away as  

Greece. Their findings suggest that Chinese Trade  

reached many different areas of the world.

Over time, the Aristocrats who ruled the territories of  

the Zhou kingdom grew more powerful. These rulers began to  

fight one another for power. These wars began in the 400s  

B.C. and went on for nearly 200 years. Because each  

aristocrat formed his own state, this time in China’s history is

called the “Period of the warring.”

Explanation:

Lesson 1 of The Birth Of Chinese Civilization