Zhou Dynasty

According to the Mandate of Heaven, a ruler would stay in power as long as he...?

• Obeys the priests
• controlled an army
• governed justly and truly
• conquered new territories

The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?

• The Mandate of Heaven
• The Dynastic Cycle
• The Heavenly Commandments
• The Oracle Bones

The Mandate of Heaven

• justified the changing of dynasties
• justified rebelling against the ruling family
• justified waging war against neighboring societies
• justified putting down rebellions with swift violence

How did the Zhou king control his large empire?

• He killed all nobles.
• He set up a vast spy network.
• He set up a huge bureaucracy.
• He placed family members in charge of regions.

What occurred durn the end of the Zhou dynasty?

• Warlords fought throughout China.
• Crop production decreased.
• Cities declined in importance.
• Weak states conquered stronger ones.

What was the Mandate of Heaven?

• A set of laws that were dictated from the gods

• The name of a special palace built for the king

• A concept that said rulers were given authority to rule from the gods

• What the Ancient Chinese called their king

What type of government did the Zhou use to rule China?

• Feudal System

• Civil Service

• Republic

• Democratic

What is the last stage of the Zhou dynasty sometimes called by historians?

• Warring States Period

• Western Zhou

• End of Days Period

• Fall and Winter Period

Which came first the Eastern or the Western Zhou periods?

• Easter

• Northern

• Western

What did a bad harvest or natural disasters mean for the king?

• The king would need to get married and have children.

• The king had failed and needed to be replaced.

• The king would be an amazing king for the rest of his life.