Asian History, Zhou clan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces
The Zhou clan was the founders of the Zhou dynasty whose existence stretches back o the eleventh century BC. At this period, the clan was getting more and more powerful and had extended all through the Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. The Zhou clan sort to menace the Shang Dynasty, which made the conflicts between them intensify. Shang Dynasty was being ruled by King Zhou, who was later killed in a war that had been organized by the chief of Zhou. After his death, the Zhou Dynasty was formed and is credited for being the dynasty that lasted longest in Chinese history with over eight hundred years of rule. In addition, it had thirty-seven emperors. The dynasty had two periods; the eastern Zhou and the western Zhou. The achievements of this dynasty in politics, culture, economy and science seemed more illustrious as compared to the Shang dynasty (Wachtel, 2009).
Within the period that Zhou dynasty ruled, there were many activities that led to the Iron Age. This allowed the people have a sustainable economy since much of their economy was dependent on agriculture. The dynasty agreed on the use of a common language that was referred to as the Archaic Chinese and Old Chinese. It helped bond the people together and also made the historians have an easy job in discovering what happened during the era of the Zhou dynasty. It is during their over 800 year's rule that the Confucian social hierarchy came into rule. The kings expected the people to adhere to the values and rules of the Confucianism (Wachtel, 2009). This is the reason behind the dynasty remaining in rule for such a long time. The Zhou dynasty came to end after one independent noble by the name Qin Huang united the whole of China into the Qin dynasty.
[...] Perry, E. J. (2002). Challenging the mandate of Heaven: Social protest and state power in China. Armonk, N.Y: M.E. Sharpe. Wachtel, A., & World Book, Inc. (2009). Chinese of the Shang, Zhou, and Qin dynasties. Chicago: World Book. [...]
[...] It was significant to the people of Zhou since it struck fear amongst the people all over the dynasty. The Mandate of heaven was one of the most significant ancient Chinese philosophical concepts that were founded by the Zhou dynasty as determined whether an emperor was sufficient to rule China (Perry, 2002). The mandate of heaven operated within four principle that stated that heaven grants an emperor the power and right to rule, the virtue of the emperor determines his right to rule, no dynasty has a right to practice permanent rule and for the reason that there is only one heaven, only one emperor is allowed to rule per time. [...]
[...] In addition, it had thirty-seven emperors. The dynasty had two periods; the eastern Zhou and the western Zhou. The achievements of this dynasty in politics, culture, economy and science seemed more illustrious as compared to the Shang dynasty (Wachtel, 2009). Within the period that Zhou dynasty ruled, there were many activities that led to the Iron Age. This allowed the people have a sustainable economy since much of their economy was dependent on agriculture. The dynasty agreed on the use of a common language that was referred to as the Archaic Chinese and Old Chinese. [...]
[...] The Sui dynasty ruled by Wen Ti for two distinct periods. HE introduced the land allocation system, tax reduction and a census in order to address fair and equitable tax. The Tang Dynasty was ruled by Liu Yuan, who saw the level of the economy rise as a result of the three department system of government he used. The Song Dynasty saw so many changes in the political and social system and various interventions that shaped the country. It was referred to as the Golden Age (Hall, 2000). [...]
[...] There were considerable damages to many territories during the Mongols conquest of the South and North China. The population of North China decreased and perceived China as a section of their vast empire (Eisma, 2003). The Mongols rulers are believed to have been distrustful of the officials in the Confucian society of China since they represented a path that was different from what they conceived. References Eisma, D. (2003). Mongol rule: Reflections on Mongol sociopolitics. Leiden: Research School CNWS, Leiden University. Hall, E. J. (2000). Ancient Chinese dynasties. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books. [...]
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