How did the Zhou dynasty get powerful?

It was invented by a genius named ji Dan, who was the fourth son of ji chang, the founder of the Zhou dynasty. Ji Dan put his thoughts into his book <Zhou Li>.Five hundred years later, an educator named Confucius still claimed that his ideas came from the <zhou li>. read more

This is how the Zhou became powerful, but their power didn’t last long. Although the Zhou lasted longer than any other dynasty (790 years), it was only ascendent during the reigns of the first four kings, a period of 92 years since its foundation. read more

A powerful leader of the Zhou named Wen Wang began to plan to overthrow the Shang Dynasty. It took many years, but finally Wen Wang's son, Wu Wang, led an army across the Yellow River to defeat the King of the Shang Dynasty. read more

During the Zhou Dynasty, centralized power decreased throughout the Spring and Autumn period until the Warring States period in the last two centuries of the Zhou Dynasty. In this period, the Zhou court had little control over its constituent states that were at war with each other until the Qin state consolidated power and formed the Qin dynasty in 221 BC. read more