Vocabulary
What is the right to rule given by heaven, the highest force of nature?
Mandate of Heaven
Where were the Shang and Zhou dynasties located?
Eastern China
What kind of metal did the Zhou and Shang societies use for their art?
Bronze
What was the major weapon was invented during the time of Zhou?
Crossbow
What year did the Zhou dynasty begin to rise?
1050 BCE
Who were the military rulers of small states who claimed loyalty to the king, but often sought power for themselves?
Warlords
Which 2 main rivers did the dynasties border?
Huang and Chang Rivers
True or False: The majority of people in ancient Zhou society were peasants who farmed land or served as soldiers.
True
What metal was popular during the time of the Zhou that increased weaponry and production of farming tools?
Iron
What is it called when one dynasty falls and another takes over?
The Dynastic Cycle
Synonym: disorder, disarray, disorganization, madness, mayhem
Chaos
Why were ancient Chinese civilizations unable to migrate west?
The Himalayas and Plateau of Tibet
True or False: In Zhou society, men had equal power to women in family relationships.
False
What invention promoted TRADE during the Zhou dynasty?
Coins!
What was the ruler called under the Mandate of Heaven?
The Son of Heaven
Synonym: slight, unimportant, insignificant
Minor
What country is separated from China by the Himalayas?
India
What is the name of the period of time when China entered a period of chaos as the Zhou dynasty was falling?
The Warring States
What were some problems that arose when iron became readily available to peasants?
Wars and uprisings
What made the previous Shang ruler corrupt?
He only cared about his own enjoyment
Antonym: perished, disappeared, succumbed
Survived
What landform is to the northwest of the Huang river that blows loess to create fertile soil?
Gobi Desert
What practice did the Zhou dynasty give up from the Shang dynasty?
Human sacrifice and oracle bones
How were Zhou coins like and unlike the coins we use today?
NA
What became the foundation of much of Chinese thought for centuries?
The writings of thinkers and poets