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zhou dynasty

Published on Dec 13, 2015

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zhou dynasty

1027 - 221 B.C.

a leader in the Zhou planed to overthrow the Shang dynasty after many years they lead an army to defeat the king of the Shang dynasty. after that they started there Zhou dynasty.

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a well known thinker lived during this time period named Confucius.

creations / ideas

  • first to use iron for weapons and chariots
  • they perfected the calendar
  • first to use geometry and trigonometry

gold and silver became popular to the dynasty

longest dynasty

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Civil war broke out beginning the warring states eventually one of the warring states (Qin ( the next dynasty)) took control creating a new dynasty

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