Early Chinese Thought (part 1) 1. Fall of the Western Zhou 2. Eastern Zhou period 3. Changes in the nature of state and ruler 4. New social forces and rise of the shi 5. 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
Eastern Zhou Classical Period 770 – 256 BCE ca. 600-200 BCE
Early Imperial Period ca. 200 BC-AD 600
1. Fall of the Western Zhou 2. Eastern Zhou period 3. Changes in the nature of state and ruler 4. New social forces and rise of the shi 5. Expansion of Zhou cultural world
Timeline of Zhou dynasty (1045 – 256 BCE)
Bronze Age ca. 2000-600 BCE Western Zhou 1045 – 771 BCE
Eastern Zhou Spring and Autumn period Classical Period 770 – 256 BCE (Chunqiu 春秋), 770-403 BCE ca. 600-200 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
1. Fall of the Western Zhou 2. Eastern Zhou period 3. Changes in the nature of state and ruler 4. New social forces and rise of the shi 5. Expansion of Zhou cultural world
Major states of the Warring States Period 403-221 BCE
ca. 400 BCE
1. Fall of the Western Zhou 2. Eastern Zhou period 3. Changes in the nature of state and ruler 4. New social forces and rise of the shi 5. Expansion of Zhou cultural world
shi 士 class (man of service)
traveling bravoes youxia 遊俠
1. Fall of the Western Zhou 2. Eastern Zhou period 3. Changes in the nature of state and ruler 4. New social forces and rise of the shi 5. 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