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Facts: 1122 BCE - 256 BCE

-Overthrew the Shang Dynasty

-Kings were called the "Sons of Heaven"

-One of the 1st dynasties to start collecting books

-Were able to excel in being efficient with their land and water resources

-Believed Heaven was their god

-Longest lasting dynasty in Chinese History (about 800 years)

-Emperor Wu was the 1st official Zhou emperor

-Zhou cities became religious centers and a place for public announcements

-NOT a Christian dynasty

-1st sections of the Great Wall were built

-Divided into 2 parts: Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou

-The massive size that the dynasty covered was TOO much for the Zhou leaders to handle

-Kings believed they were given a mandate from heaven to rule

-Kings prayed and sacrificed to Shang Ti (the Lord on High) now called Tien (Heaven) and to their ancestors

-The Lords prayed to nature gods, gods of agriculture, and to their ancestors

-Confucius was born during this dynasty

-People lived in mud huts around the city

-People thought that Tien was the most powerful god

-Chopsticks were thought to be invented in the Zhou Dynasty

-They called the Chinese New Year, the spring festival

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