WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Although chariots had been introduced to China during the Shang dynasty from Central Asia, the Zhou period saw the first major use of chariots in battle. Recent archaeological finds demonstrate similarities between horse burials of the Shang and Zhou dynasties and Indo-European peoples in the west.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Zhou were also the first Chinese society to ride horses into battle and were the inventors of the crossbow, firing arrows with iron tips. As a result, warfare was widespread, and the Zhou world was frequently consumed by it.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Shang made many contributions to Chinese civilization, but four in particular define the dynasty: the invention of writing; the development of a stratified government; the advancement of bronze technology; and the use of the chariot and bronze weapons in warfare.

Detailed explanation-4: -The era of the Shang and the Zhou dynasties is generally known as the Bronze Age of China, because bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, used to fashion weapons, parts of chariots, and ritual vessels, played an important role in the material culture of the time.

Detailed explanation-5: -The latter period of the Zhou Dynasty is famous for the beginnings of two major Chinese philosophies: Confucianism and Taoism. The Chinese philosopher Confucius lived from 551 to 479 BC.