to predict the future

to teach scholars how to write

to send messages to other warlords

to announce a new dynasty

The Zhou killed Shang warriors who refused to surrender.

The Zhou were victorious over the Shang dynasty.

The Zhou served only the interests of the rich.

The Zhou served only the interests of the educated.

the Buddha

Laozi

the ruler of China

Shu Jing

He killed all nobles.

He set up a vast spy network.

He set up a huge bureaucracy.

He placed family members in charge of regions.

Warlords fought throughout China.

Crop production decreased.

Cities declined in importance.

Weak states conquered stronger ones.

how to mold bronze into farm tools

how to decipher oracle bones

how to make silk cloth

how to make iron

the home of the heavenly spirits

respect for authority

the natural way of the univers

rituals that focus on values

ancestor spirits

evil spirits

spirits of nature

spirits of heaven

Laozi

the Buddha

Confucius

Mencius

behavior and ideals

battle strategies

gods

how to reach the afterlife

superior and inferior people

government laws

yin and yang

good people and bad people