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Ancient Chinese History: Western and Eastern Zhou

Below is a student Research Paper about Ancient Chinese History. “Zhou and the Mandate of Heaven Shao Announcements,” Book of Documents “Ah! August Heaven has changed his principal son and has revoked the Mandate of this great state of Yin [i.e. Shang dynasty]. When a king receives the Mandate, without is the grace thereof, but also without limit is the anxiety of it. Ah! How can he fail to be reverently careful!” Saturday, September 8, 12 Western Zhou dynasty, 1045-771 BCE  […]