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 .