Bronze Age and Zhou China (2200-256 BC) - History 101 with Na at James Madison University

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Bronze Age China

Origins

Large villages grew up in floodplains and developed more complex social heirarchies as wealth and population grew

Bronze Age China

Xia Dynasty (2200-1766)

Centralized political and economic

Brought increase in urbanism and metallurgy and pottery

Great degree of social/ economic heirarchy

Bronze Age China

Shang Dynasty (1766-1122)

1st Chinese culture to use bronze weapons

Rich tradition of bronze vessels

Ancestor worship, grave goods, sacrifices

Moderately politically centralized

Zhou Dynasty (1122-256 BC)

Origins and Rise

From NW China and overthrew Shang who lost the mandate of Heaven

Zhou extended empire massively

Zhou Dynasty

Administration (civil service)

King gave land to those who practiced political loyalty

Bloodlinks weakend

Maintained a large, strong army/ adopted iron weapons by 6th cent.

Moderately decentralized state

Zhou Dynasty

Spring and Autumn Period (772-481)

Kings became helpless in face of strong subkings

In 667 Hegemons given formal powers in face of royal weakness

Start of direct taxation

Subkingdoms very centralized even though Zhou Kingdom was decentralized

Zhou Dynasty

Warring States Period (5th cent.-221)

Widespread rebellion and chaos

Centrifugalism led to establishment of independent kingdoms

Violent/ archaic period

Armies became enormous (100k men)

Influenced develop of new philosophies like Confucianism- sought to bring order to state & society

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