1. China Under the Zhou Dynasty Questions ( pages 258-261)
Explain what the Mandate of Heaven is:
A sign that the new ruling dynasty had heaven’s support and approval for the rulers. Rulers kept the mandate of heaven by being kind and just and serving the interest of the people.

2. 2. Who was the Son of Heaven?
the Buddha b. Laozi
c. the ruler of China d. Shu Jing

3. 3) What was a sign that a ruler had lost the Mandate of Heaven?
When the ruler died
Uprisings and natural disasters
When the oracle bones said they did
When the ruler was mean to his subjects

4. 4. How did the Zhou king control his vast kingdom?
He killed all nobles.
b. He set up a huge spy network.
c. He set up a huge bureaucracy.
He put family in charge of regions.

5. 5. What occurred during the end of the Zhou dynasty?
a. Warlords fought throughout China.
b. Crop production decreased.
c. Cities declined in importance.
d. Weak states conquered stronger ones.

6. 6.What did Zhou artisans discover?
a. how to mold bronze into farm tools
b. how to decipher oracle bones
c. how to make silk cloth
d. how to make iron

7. 6. Complete the diagram below with at least five technological, economic, and cultural advances that occurred during the Zhou dynasty.
Zhou gave more power to individual states
Majority of people were peasants
Zhou Advances
High value of family – loyalty and respect for elders - Filial Piety
Improved farming
Creative time in China’s history – poets, artisans, wise thinkers
Built Roads
Used coins
Worked with iron – stronger than bronze
Invented the crossbow

8. 6. Complete the diagram below with at least five technological, economic, and cultural advances that occurred during the Zhou dynasty.
Zhou gave more power to individual states
Majority of people were peasants
Zhou Advances
High value of family – loyalty and respect for elders - Filial Piety
Improved farming
Creative time in China’s history – poets, artisans, wise thinkers
Built Roads
Used coins
Worked with iron – stronger than bronze
Invented the crossbow