The Zhou Dynasty

The Second Dynasty of China

The Zhou Dynasty

The Shang Dynasty

The Zhou Comes into Power

• The Zhou people moved East and came into Contact with the Shang Dynasty

• 1150 B.C. Zhou attacked the Shang Dynasty.

Zhou Comes into Power

• 1050 B.C. Zhou ruler, King Wu, claimed victory.

• Zhou claimed Heaven ordered them to defeat the Shang—Winning the Mandate of Heaven.

• Longest Dynasty of China: 800 years

Western Zhou

• Farming under the Zhou:

Important to the Zhou…

Eastern Zhou

• Known as the “Golden Age”: many advancements made during this period such as…

Zhou Division of Classes

Word Bank: King, Peasants, Nobles

Farm and Serve Nobles

Military Service for King

Give Land to Nobles

Protect the Peasants

Zhou Division of Zhou Division of ClassesClasses

Decline of the ZhouDecline of the Zhou• 771 B.C. people of the Zhou feared an

attack from invaders.

• Legend of King You.Legend of King You.

• Zhou had to move and its power was Zhou had to move and its power was weakened. weakened.

• Collapse of Zhou marked beginning of Collapse of Zhou marked beginning of great warfaregreat warfare in China. in China.