Early Chinese Thought
(part 1)
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Fall of the Western Zhou
Eastern Zhou period
Changes in the nature of state and ruler
New social forces and rise of the shi
Expansion of Zhou cultural world
Western Zhou aristocratic lineage system
patrilineage
dynasty
Son of Heaven (tianzi)
Eastward migration of Zhou court
771 BCE
invaders
Luo
Zhou
rong 戎 "invaders"
Timeline of Zhou dynasty (1045 – 256 BCE)
Bronze Age
ca. 2000-600 BCE
Western Zhou
1045 – 771 BCE
Classical Period
ca. 600-200 BCE
Early Imperial Period
ca. 200 BC-AD 600
Eastern Zhou
770 – 256 BCE
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Fall of the Western Zhou
Eastern Zhou period
Changes in the nature of state and ruler
New social forces and rise of the shi
Expansion of Zhou cultural world
Timeline of Zhou dynasty (1045 – 256 BCE)
Bronze Age
ca. 2000-600 BCE
Western Zhou
1045 – 771 BCE
Classical Period
ca. 600-200 BCE
Eastern Zhou
Spring and Autumn period
770 – 256 BCE
(Chunqiu 春秋), 770-403 BCE
Warring States period
(Zhanguo 戰國), 403-221 BCE
Early Imperial Period
ca. 200 BCE-600 CE
Spring and Autumn Annals
Chunqiu 春秋
chronicle of the state of Lu, 722-481 BCE
Intrigues of the Warring States
Zhanguo ce 戰國策
entries for 454-221 BCE
Zuo Chronicle
Zuo Zhuan 左傳
commentary on Spring and Autumn Annals
Duke of Jin 晉文公
Chong'er 重耳 （Double Ears）
hegemon
ba 霸
Major states of the Warring States Period
403-221 BCE
ca. 400 BCE
All-under-Heaven
tianxia 天下
Qin
221 BCE
Chariot burial
Zhou Dynasty
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Fall of the Western Zhou
Eastern Zhou period
Changes in the nature of state and ruler
New social forces and rise of the shi
Expansion of Zhou cultural world
Major states of the Warring States Period
403-221 BCE
ca. 400 BCE
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Fall of the Western Zhou
Eastern Zhou period
Changes in the nature of state and ruler
New social forces and rise of the shi
Expansion of Zhou cultural world
shi 士 class
(man of service)
traveling bravoes
youxia 遊俠
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Fall of the Western Zhou
Eastern Zhou period
Changes in the nature of state and ruler
New social forces and rise of the shi
Expansion of Zhou cultural world
China Proper
Central States
zhongguo 中國
ca. 400 BCE
Chu
Chime Bell
10th c. BCE
Hunan Province
Bronze screen stand
late Eastern Zhou Dynasty
late 4th c. BCE
Hebei province