Index Cards 21-25

1. http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/essays/cot/t3w10zhoudynasty.htm
2. Rit Nosotro
3. couldn't find any
4. It is the second dynasty of China and began its nine hundred and one year reign when it overthrew the Shang dynasty.
5. Kindof
6. Because other sites said about 800 year reign.

1. http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Western+Zhou+Dynasty
2. The Encyclopedia
3. It's a book with a lot of information in it
4. The dynasty was established by the Zhou, a semi-nomadic people from the Wei Valley region, west of the great bend in the Huang He (Yellow River).
5. Yes
6. Encyclopedias should be right.

1. http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22694.htm
2. ChinaCulture.com
3. They know a lot about the history of China.
4. In the 11th century, the Zhou Clan(later to be known as the Zhou Dynasty) gained prominence. They became a very powerful State until their fall in 221 B.C.
5. Yes.
6. Agrees with other sources.

1. http://www.chinatour360.com/history/zhou-dynasty/
2. ChinaTour360
3. none
4. The Zhou Dynasty began improvements and advancements in the Economy, Philosophy, Art and Medicine.
5. Yes
6. Because it seems very credible

1. http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Zhou+dynasty
2. TheFreeDictionary
3. Dictionary/Encyclopedia
4. The Zhou Dynasty - Ancient Chinese dynasty that gave China its historically identifying political and cultural characteristics
5. Yes
6. Because it is a Dictionary/Encyclopedia

China Index Cards 16-20

1. http://www.history-of-china.com/Zhou-dynasty/
2. History-of-China.com
3. Information database for anything about China
4. The Zhou Dynasty lasted for almost 800 years and brought in a new concept called the Mandate of Heaven.
5. Yes.
6. Credible Source

1. http://amonline.net.au/exhibitions/two_emperors/pdf/07_zhou.pdf
2. None
3. None
4. The Zhou used a Fengjian system of government which is often compared to the feudal system of today.
5. Yes
6. Credible and comes from many credible sources.

1. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shzh/hd_shzh.htm
2. Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
3. Know about art.
4. The Zhou along with the Shang, who they overthrew, made up the Bronze Age of China, ranging from weapons to elegant art.
5. Yes
6. Credible Source

1. http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/yanglu/ECC_HISTORY_ZHOU%20DYNASTY.htm
2. Yang Lu
3. Yang Lu is a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Information Studies at UCLA
4. The Zhou were a semi-nomadic clan from the north western fringe of the Chinese world. They replaced the Shang Dynasty. The capital was at Hao, near modern Xi'an.
5. Yes.
6. Goes along with rest of sources

1. http://www.chinatownconnection.com/eastern-zhou-dynasty.htm
2. None
3. None
4. Eastern Zhou, The so-called Spring & Autumn period, named after a book (The Spring and Autumn Annals) that provides a history of period saw a proliferation of new ideas and philosophies. The three most important, from a historical standpoint, were Daoism, Confucianism, and Legalism.
5. Yes
6. Because it is similar to other websites' info.

China Index Cards 11-15

1. http://china-corner.com/article_list.asp?id=560
2. None
3. None
4. The Zhou became a force to be reckoned with after the death of King Wen, near the end of the 11th century.
5. Yes.
6. It seems credible

1. http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22699.htm
2. Chinadaily.com
3. Write news about China
4. The Zhou Dynasty existed approximately from the 11th century BC to 221BC, lasting more than 800 years, with 34 kings.
5. Yes.
6. It seems to be credible

1. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/114678/Zhou-dynasty
2. Britannica
3. It's an encyclopedia
4. The Zhou grew strong and extended its power during the reign of King Wen and King Wu.
5. Yes
6. because encyclopedias have true information

1. http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/webcourse/key_points/kp_2.htm
2. Asia for Educators
3. Not sure
4. The Zhou Dynasty included a lot of important Chinese history such as the beginning of Confucian thought, and the "Axial Age" of Philosophy.
5. Yes.
6. Credible source

1. http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0128-zhou-dynasty.php
2. KidsKnowItNet
3. Teach history to young kids
4. The Zhou set up a new economy, rearranging the affairs of the kingdom. As they did so, the borders of their kingdom swelled, and they were able to maintain control over the people they conquered effectively.
5. Yes.
6. It seems like it is a credible yet simple source.

China Index Cards 6-10

1. http://archaeology.about.com/od/glossary/qt/zhou.htm
2. K. Kris Hirst
3. She has a PhD in Archaeology
4. Says that the Zhou Dynasty lasted more than 700 years and the Zhou Dynasty broke into "warring states" near the fall of it.
5. Yes, kinda.
6. I believe it because she has a PhD, but it's on a not very credible website where anyone can just post something.

1. http://www.chinavoc.com/history/zhou.htm
2. History on Chinavoc.com
3. not sure
4. Says Zhou Dynasty ruled longer than 700 years and they took over after the Shang Dynasty.
5. Yes
6. Because the source seems credible.

1. http://www.warriortours.com/intro/history/zhou/
2. About China on WarriorTours.com
3. Not sure
4. Says the Zhou was broken up in Eastern Zhou and Western Zhou, and together, they were powerful and ruled for a very long time.
5. Yes.
6. Because the source has information from other sources that are credible

1. http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/china/Zhou.html
2. David W Koeller
3. He is the creator of thenagain.info
4. Says the Zhou Dynasty was the first dynasty to unite most of China under a single government. Eastern thought of as "shaping period".
5. Yes.
6. Because he seems very credible

1. http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/ancient1.html
2. None
3. None
4. Says after the breaking of the Zhou into Western and Eastern Zhou, the dynasty fell.
5. Yes.
6. Seems credible

China Index Cards 1-5

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Dynasty
2. Wikipedia
3. Come from sources of books and articles.
4. Lasted longer than any other dynasty in China and made many advancements in the Chinese history.
5. Yes
6. Because it comes from many credible sources such as Li Feng, the author of The Crisis and Fall of the Western Zhou.

1. http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/ancient_china/zhou.html
2. none
3. none
4. Says they were powerful and strong. They also came up with the Mandate of Heaven, that way no one questioned who ruled the dynasty.
5. Yes
6. It is compiled between many sources that are credible.

1. http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/history/zhou/
2. TravelChinaGuide
3. help people learn about the history of China.
4. Says the Zhou Dynasty started as the Zhou Clan, and became increasingly powerful until they took over the Shang Dynasty.
5. Yes
6. because it is following the same path as the other sources I've found

1. http://library.thinkquest.org/12255/library/dynasty/zhou.html
2. ThinkQuest
3. Gathered from books about Zhou Dynasty
4. Says the Chinese civilization expanded during the Zhou Dynasty and it started the Golden Age of Philosophy in China.
5. Yes
6. Because it comes from sources that are credible like books

1. http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Zhou/zhou.html
2. Ulrich Theobald
3. He has an M.A. in Chinese historiography
4. Says the Zhou Dynasty was the longest reigning dynasty in the world, major Confucian thoughts began in the Zhou Dynasty, and other philosophers and thinkers.
5. Yes
6. Because Mr Theobald seems like a very credible source