ZHOU DYNASTY

POLITICAL

• Ruled through alliances with regional princes and noble families
• Dynasty came in from the north and replaced Shang rulers
• The Zhou is devided into the Western Zhou and the Eastern Zhou

ECONOMICS

• Use of copper coins
• Economy based on agriculture which required many peasants and work
• Silk manufacturing
• Wheat grew in the north while rice was grown in the south

RELIGION

• Famous for the beginning of Confucianism and Taoism
• Belief in balance between earth and heaven
• Polytheistic
• Banned religious sacrifice

SOCIAL

• Social hierarchy was based on Confucianism
• Social classes: Emperors, scholars, farmers, mechants, slaves and women
• Use of chopsticks encourages politeness

INTERLLECTUAL/ ARTS

• Spoke Mandarin Chinese
• Calander with 365 days

GEOGRAPHY

• Landscape was divided into 9 regions
• Divided into the Eastern and Western
• Bordered by the Yellow River to the East