Zhou dynasty
The Zhou dynasty, pronunciation (/dʒoʊ/ joh), replaced the Shang dynasty in 1046 BCE. The kings of this dynasty made the empire a lot bigger. For the first time in the history of China, many people began moving to far away places inside the empire. The Zhou rulers moved the capital from Henan to a place near present-day Xi'an, near the Yellow River. The Zhou Dynasty also brought the theory of the Mandate of Heaven. This theory said that the fact that rulers were in charge proved that the gods wanted them to be in charge. Almost all dynasties of Chinese rulers after the Zhou continued to believe this theory.
Zhou Dynasty 周朝 | |||||||||
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| 1045 BC–256 BC | |||||||||
 Population concentration and boundaries of the Western Zhou Dynasty (1050–771 BC) in China | |||||||||
| Capital | Haojing, Luoyang | ||||||||
| Common languages | Chinese | ||||||||
| Religion | Chinese folk religion, Hundred Schools of Thought | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
| Chancellor | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• | 1045 BC | ||||||||
• | 256 BC | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 273 BC | 30,000,000 | ||||||||
• 230 BC | 38,000,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | Cash (Chinese coin), Chinese coin | ||||||||
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Mature Chinese philosophy developed during the Zhou Dynasty. The greatest Chinese philosophers were Confucius (Chinese: 孔夫子; pinyin: Kǒng Fūzǐ), founder of Confucianism, and Laozi, founder of Daoism. Other philosophers, theorists, and schools of thought from the Zhou Dynasty were Mozi (Latin: Micius), founder of Mohism, Mencius (Chinese: 孟子; pinyin: Mèngzǐ), a famous Confucian who expanded upon Confucius legacy, Shang Yang and Han Feizi, responsible for the development of ancient Chinese Legalism (the core philosophy of the Qin Dynasty), and Xunzi.[1]
Zhou Dynasty Media
This “周-bronze-western.svg” vector image is depicting the character 周 in the Western Zhou bronze script style. It can be drawn with 1 2 pen strokes. See also Wiktionary: en, fr, ja, zh.
Major states during the Eastern Zhou
Western Zhou bronze pot (896 BC), Fufeng County, Shaanxi – Baoji Zhouyuan Museum
A Western Zhou ceremonial bronze of cooking-vessel form inscribed to record that the King of Zhou gave a fiefdom to Shi You, ordering that he inherit the title as well as the land and people living there
Silk painting depicting a man riding a dragon, painting on silk, dated to 5th–3rd century BC, from Zidanku Tomb no. 1 in Changsha, Hunan
A c. 316 BC lacquerware painting from the Jingmen Tomb of the state of Chu (704–223 BC), depicting men wearing precursors to hanfu dress and riding in a two-horsed chariot
The Shi Qiang pan (c. 10th century BC), inscribed with the accomplishments of the earliest Zhou kings
The Taerpo Horserider, a Qin terracotta figurine from a tomb near modern Xianyang in Shaanxi, 4th–3rd century BC
Plaque in nomadic animal style, Eastern Zhou or Han dynasty, 4th–3rd century BC.
References
- ↑ Schirokauer & Brown 2006. "A Brief history of Chinese civilization: second edition". Wadsworth, Thomson Learning, pp. 25–47.
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