Chinese Civilization

1. The Zhou dynasty started around 1027 up to 221 BC (estimated time) and being the longest dynasty that stayed in China. There is a descendant of the Zhou ancestry named Gugong Dan-Fu who has a grandson name Ji-Li who fought wars, who defended the state during the Shang period which is also called as the Yin dynasty or Shang-Yin and he wants to be killed by the order of Emperor Wen Ding. However, Ji-Li’s grandson, Wu, formed an army and declared war against Shang dynasty and they won. Shang dynasty being defeated, Wu become the first emperor of the Zhou dynasty. But Wu’s reign was short-lived and in result, rebellions and family feud ignited and so the Zhou period emerged into two parts, the Western Zhou which started on 771 BC and the Eastern Zhou which started on 770 BC up to 256 BC. From Western to Eastern Zhou, it started when Queen Shen was replaced by Emperor You with one of his concubines, Bao-si to be the new queen. Emperor You and Bao-si had a son and he is declared as the new crown prince. But Queen Shen’s father was angered by Emperor You’s selfish act and by this he made an alliance with the powerful clans and they attacked the capital of Zhou which is Haojing. The attack was successful, in result, queen Shen’s son was declared as the new king and as a new beginning, and they moved the capital from Haojing to Chengzou. Zhou finally settled eastward but still is facing a problem. Since the growing aspirations of clan breaking away themselves increases, the Eastern Zhou was characterized by two parts; Spring & Autumn period and the Warring States period. Despite the political challenges, the Eastern Zhou period is still considered as the golden age of Chinese philosophical and cultural venture that is why there emerged the “Hundred Schools of Thought”. During the Spring & Autumn period, members in the Zhou Clan were given the power to control over lands that they may acquire. However, the powers of the member during this period started to weaken and