Picture Collage

This illustration shows King Wu, One of the Seven overloards. King Wu's significance to the Zhou dynasty was that he was a leader of one of the seven states.

The Great Wall of China was started by vassals from the Zhou Dynasty, in the northern part of China. Construction of the Wall started in the 7th century BCE for defensive purposes. The construction of the Great Wall was started to protect people from outside armies.

This is Decheng Hall, a Confucius Temple from The Zhou Dynasty. Confucianism was important to the Zhou Dynasty because it was a form of government and religion that was based on respect.

This map shows the boundaries of the Zhou dynasty during its reign of power. The Zhou dynasty was in the eastern part of China where there is plenty of water and lower elevation, allowing life to thrive. 

These iron and bronze swords were developed in the Warring states Period to protect each overloads' kingdoms from each other. Weapons were created to protect each overloads' land so they would have equal amounts of power and one would not try to overthrow the others.