西周(约西元前1046年-前771年

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1、周朝ZHOUDYNASTYBy:AnthonyZhou:,BrandonHillTIMEOFZHOUDYNASTYWesternZhoufrom1046BCto771BC「西周」（約西元前1046年－前771年EasternZhoufrom770BCto221BC「東周」（西元前770年－前221年）itisdividedintotheSpringandAutumnPeriods(770BC-476BC)theWarringStatesPeriod(476BC-221BC)ZhouWuWangHeestablishedtheZh

2、ouDynasty.TheZhoudynastylastedlongerthananyotherdynastiesinChinahistory.Itlastedforover800yearsandincludedthereignsof37emperors.OneofthefamousfoundersoftheZhouDynastyisthePrinceRegentDukeDanofZhou周公姬旦,HehelpedChenWang(成王)whenhewasakid,andreturnedthepowertoChenWangwh

3、enhewasoldenoughtobeaking.Hewasapolitician,amilitarist,aneducatorandascholar.HisthoughtisinfluencedKongFuzialotlateron.Map1西周Map2東周ThegreatestChinesephilosophers.KongFuzi(551-479BC)//founderofConfucianism孔子Laozi(livedinthe6thcenturyBC)//founderofTaoism老子ThegreatestChi

4、nesephilosophersMozi(468-376BC)//founderofMohism墨子Mengzi(372-289BC)afamousConfucianwhoexpandeduponKongFuzi'slegacy孟子ZhouDynastyInnovations&AdvancementsArts:-perfectionofbronzecasting,developmentoflostwaxtechnology-developmentofmusictemperationbypipesandbells-glasspr

5、oductionAstronomy&Physics:-perfectionofthecalendar-discoveringofmagnetismAncientZhouAchievementsDuringtheZhouDynasty(1122-256BC).Chinesewereabletomoldironathightemperatureforlongerperiodsoftimebythe3rdCenturyBC.GovernmentandSociety:Themassivesizethatthedynastycovered

6、wastoomuchfortheZhouleaderstohandle,theleadersdecidedtoappointpeopletooverseeeachoftheterritories.Theleaderofeachoftheterritorieswerethelords,eachreceivingthetitlethroughinheritance.ThatiscalledtheFēngjiàn(封建)system,similarwithmedievalruleinEurope(Feudalism).Agricultu

7、reAgricultureintheZhouDynastywasveryintensiveandinmanycasesdirectedbythegovernment.Allfarminglandswereownedbynobles,andgavetheirlandtotheirserfs.Andapieceoflandwasdividedintoninesquares*intheshapeofthecharacterfor"waterwell,"jing(井)*withthegrainfromthemiddlesquaretake

8、nbythegovernmentandthatofsurroundingsquareskeptbyindividualfarmers.Thisway,thegovernmentwasabletostoresurplusfoodanddistribu