https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw By:Ethan Agtarap en-us 2017-05-09 16:54:14 UTC 2025-12-17 02:54:00 UTC hello@padlet.com 18agtarap https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/170826238 2017-05-09 17:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/170826238 18agtarap https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/171088744 In 1045 B.C an aristocrat named Wu Wang led a rebellion against the  Shang .After defeating the Shang, Wu began a new dynasty called the Zhou.]]> 2017-05-10 18:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/171088744 18agtarap https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/171331389 The Zhou dynasty ruled for more than 800 years longer than any other dynasty in Chinese dynasty history. The Zhou king was at the head of the government and was in charge of defending the kingdom]]> 2017-05-11 17:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/171331389 18agtarap https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/171333951 A bureaucracy is made of appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government.The Zhou kings copied the Shang system of dividing the kingdom into smaller territories. The kings put aristocrats they trusted in charge of each territory.]]> 2017-05-11 18:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/171333951 18agtarap https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/171336342 The Mandate of heaven worked in two ways.First, the people expeccted the king to rule according to the propper Way, called the Dao. His duty was to keep the Gods happy. A natural disaster or bad harvest was a sign that he had failed his duty. Secondly, it gave the people, as well the king, important rights. For example, people had the right to overthrow a dishonest or evil ruler. I also made clear that the king was not a God himself. Of course, each new dynasty claimed it had the Mandate of Heaven. The only way people would question the claim was by overthrowing the dynasty.]]> 2017-05-11 18:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/171336342 18agtarap https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/172230233 During the Zhou dynasty, the Chinese developed irrigation and flood control systems. As a result farmers could grow more crops than ever before.By 550 B.C the Chinese were using iron plows. Because more flood could support more people, the populations increased.Trade and manufacturing grew along with farming. An important trade item during Zhou dynasty was silk. Pieces of Chinese silk have been found throughout central Asia and as far away as Greece.]]> 2017-05-17 02:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/172230233 18agtarap https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/172413280 Over time the local rulers of the Zhou territories became powerful. They stopped obeying the Zhou kings.and set up their own states. In 403 B.C. fighting broke out. For almost 200 years, the states battled each other. Historians called this time the Period of the Warring States. The Warring states used large armies of foot soldiers. They issued laws forcing peasants to serve in the army.The armies fought with swords, spears, and crossbows. In 221 B.C., the ruler of Qin, One of the warring, used a large cavalry force to defeat the other states and set up a new dynasty]]> 2017-05-17 18:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/18agtarap/o6m6xf8b12rw/wish/172413280