Zhou kings claimed that the Mandate of Heaven gave them • the to rule China. The Mandate of Heaven is the belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule comes from the gods. The period from 400 b.c. to 200 b.c. is known as the • “Period of the Warring States.” During this time, aristocrats ignored the king’s commands and fought with each other. February 1 Early Chinese society was made up of four social classes: • aristocrats, farmers, artisans, and merchants. Chinese aristocrats were wealthy. They lived comfortably • and owned large plots of land. Most Chinese people were farmers who rented fields from • aristocrats. Farmers had to pay taxes and work one month a year on government projects. In wartime, they were forced to serve as soldiers. February 2 NO BELL WORK February 5 Chinese families practiced filial This means that • children obeyed and respected their parents and took care of them when they got old. The work done by Chinese men—farming, fighting wars, and running the government— was considered more important than the work done by women. Women’s major responsibility was raising children and seeing to education. Women also managed household affairs and family finances. February 6
• Zhou kings claimed that the Mandate of Heaven gave them the to rule China. The Mandate of Heaven is the belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule comes from the gods. • The period from 400 b.c. to 200 b.c. is known as the “Period of the Warring States.” During this time, aristocrats ignored the king’s commands and fought with each other. February 1 • Early Chinese society was made up of four social classes: aristocrats, farmers, artisans, and merchants. • Chinese aristocrats were wealthy. They lived comfortably and owned large plots of land. • Most Chinese people were farmers who rented fields from aristocrats. Farmers had to pay taxes and work one month a year on government projects. In wartime, they were forced to serve as soldiers. February 2 NO BELL WORK February 5 • Chinese families practiced filial This means that children obeyed and respected their parents and took care of them when they got old. The work done by Chinese men—farming, fighting wars, and running the government— was considered more important than the work done by women. Women’s major responsibility was raising children and seeing to education. Women also managed household affairs and family finances. February 6
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