Zhou rulers claimed that they had won the Mandate of Heaven because they

• brought the Warring States period to an end.

• were chosen as rulers by Shang priests.

• served the interests of powerful warlords.

• were victorious over the Shang dynasty.

"Son of Heaven" was a name given to

• an influential Zhou thinker.

• the most powerful warlord.

• the father of a family.

• the ruler of China.

How did the Zhou king control his vast kingdom?

• He shared power with warlords.

• He killed all the nobles.

• He destroyed all traces of Shang culture.

• He placed family members in charge of regions.

The fall of the Zhou dynasty led to

• the growth of new cities.

• a period of warfare and chaos.

• the rise of the Shang dynasty.

• the start of the dynastic cycle.

What did the Zhou artisans discover?

• how to make silk cloth

• how to decipher oracle bones

• how to make iron

• how to mold bronze into farm tools