HIS280Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Bao Si, Iron Age, W. M. Keck Observatory
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Zhou like to think of themselves as the overlords of the shang people. It was with the zhou that a real dynasty began. Zhou were triamphant and they changed the imperical capital. Continued to make big bronze pots and use it to cook food and then offer it to the gods. However they moved away from the oracle bones and instead used sticks to cast fortunes. Very respected and powerful to the zhou rulers. Tian1 evolves to heaven vs shang4 di4 the primordial ruler. Land was important and gave what you needed however in chinese model, the central role of lords are less bound to their lands unlike the european role of feudal lords. There is a lot of tension between feudal lords themselves and the central power. Instead of human sacrifices, they use animals more. A lot of contracts made are broken. They will sacrifice and animal and dab the blood on their faces/ mouth to make a contract.
