WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Warring States Period (481/403 BCE-221 BCE) describes the three centuries when various rival Chinese states battled viciously for territorial advantage and dominance. Ultimately the Qin state was victorious and established the first unified Chinese state.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Warring States Period began because… nobles stopped supporting the Zhou Dynasty, and Zhou’s vassal states declared themselves independent from Zhou and fought for territory, becoming kingdoms or warring states.

Detailed explanation-3: -Warring States, also called Contending States, Chinese (Pinyin) Zhanguo or (Wade-Giles romanization) Chan-kuo, (475–221 bce), designation for seven or more small feuding Chinese kingdoms whose careers collectively constitute an era in Chinese history.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Warring States Period This period lasted from about 475 BCE to 221 BCE, when the western state of Qin conquered its neighbors and established the Qin Dynasty. Qin rule was the first time all of China had been united under an emperor.