HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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He killed all the nobles.
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He set up a vast spy network.
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He placed family members in charge of regions.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Around 1046 BC, King Wu, the leader of the Zhou (Chou), a subject people living in the west of the Chinese kingdom, overthrew the last king of the Shang Dynasty. King Wu died shortly after this victory, but his family, the Ji, would rule China for the next few centuries. Their dynasty is known as the Zhou Dynasty.
Detailed explanation-2: -Over time, the central power of the Zhou Dynasty slowly weakened, and the lords of the fiefs originally bestowed by the Zhou came to equal the kings in wealth and influence. They began to actively compete with them for power, and the fiefs gained independence as individual states.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wen of the Zhou led a rebellion against the Shang for control of China, positioning himself and his family to become the new rulers. This revolution was eventually successful under Wen’s son, King Wu, who became recognized as the first king of the Zhou Dynasty.