CAS AR 100 Lecture 18: Notes 11:28
18 Jan 2018
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Yinxu was conquered by the zhou army in 1046 bce: a dude united all the farmers to overthrow shang supremacy, successful because shang people were unhappy with their king. The shang dynasty represents the rise of the stratified state society with a complex ritual system and highly developed craft specialization: zhou coexisted with shang but were considered their rural, less sophisticated counterparts. The zhou is a time of urbanization and growth, technical advancement, and great philosophers: marks the beginning of imperial china. Eastern zhou: 771 bce 221 bce. Warring states period: periphery states around the zhou were growing in power, 7 most powerful states were in constant competition for who would control. Qin shihuangdi reunified china in 221 bce under the qin (cid:862)qi(cid:374) ate up its (cid:374)eigh(cid:271)ors as a silk(cid:449)or(cid:373) de(cid:448)ours a leaf(cid:863) Declares himself the first emperor of china. Moder(cid:374) (cid:374)a(cid:373)e (cid:862)chi(cid:374)a(cid:863) is deri(cid:448)ed fro(cid:373) the qi(cid:374)
