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What dynasty did the Zhou's copy off of for their government?
The Shang.
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Who was the king in 249B.C.
Duke Wen
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It was created in 1045 B.C.When was the Zhou dynasty created?
It was created in 1045 B.C.
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Did the Zhou's stress that the food and the bowls would be washed before usage?
Yes.
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What did the Zhou's prefer to do instead of invading other civilizations?
Farming.
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Did the Zhou's think that their territory was too big for one person to rule? If so who would they split it up with?
Yes, and they would usually split up the territories up with trustworthy people.
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Who was the king in 256B.C.
King Nan
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When did the Zhou dynasty fall?
256 B.C.
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What did the Zhou's eat a lot of?
Rice, we know this because it says that it showed this on their ritual food vessel.
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Were the Zhou famous for their iron or bronze working?
Bronze, even though iron was made in there period.
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What were the king's two main jobs?
Protect the kingdom and make sure the gods are happy.
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Who was the king in 591 B.C.
King Zhaung
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How long did the Zhou dynasty last?
789
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Were the Zhou's one of the first to cut there food into bite-sized chunks.
Yes, although we may not think about it a lot, the Western Zhou were one of the first to cut chunks of meat into bite size.
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What did it mean if there was a shortage of food or there was drought?
It meant that the heavens were not please with the current ruler.
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If one of the trustworthy friends that the Zhou kings split up the kingdom with died who would take that part over?
Family of that member would take that part, most of the time a son would take over.
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Who was the king in 624 B.C.
Wu Zeitan
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What period did the Zhou dynasty fall in?
"Warring States"
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What sport was most common during the period of "Warring States"?
Tsu Chu. Tsu Chu means to kick ball with feet much like today soccer juggling.
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The Zhou's went from worshiping a supreme god to worshiping-
The heavens
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What was the group of appointed officials that sat below the king?
They were called the bureaucracy.
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Who was the king in 1091 B.C.
King Zhao
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Who was the founder and creator of the Zhou dynasty?
Wu Wang.
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What kind of meat (animals) did the Zhou's eat?
They ate of horses, cows, chickens, pigs, sheep, fish, and deer. The most common one was fish.
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Who was the first ruler of the Zhous?
Wu Wang
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