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Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HISTORY

GOVERNMENT

  • The Chou believed that heaven, the supreme force of nature
  • gave the king his right to rule.
  • This belief was called the Mandate of Heaven
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THE CHOU

  • About 1000 BC the Chou invaded the Shang from
  • The West and overthrew their dynasty.
  • The Chou rule lasted longer than any other
  • dynasty in Chinese history.

KING WU

  • King wu of the Chou fulfilled the wish of his
  • Dying father by defeating the Shang dynasty.

KINGS

  • Beneath kings were the nobles,
  • and under them were the peasant farmers
  • The king nobles land in exchange for their loyalty
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