What had happened c.1150 BCE?

The last Shang was killed in c. 1150 BCE. The dynasty that ruled next was the Western Zhou dynasty (1027- 771 BCE). The Zhou kings had a similar culture to the Shang kings. Thus, the change in dynasty did not result in the end of the Shang Civilisation.Around 771 BCE, a group of people killed the Zhou king. This forced his own son to move his capital eastward. His dynasty was known as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (771-221 BCE).

However, fighting between the people continued and the last 232 years of the Eastern Zhou dynasty was known as the Period of the Warring States. During this period, the northern part of China was broken up into several competing kingdoms. Finally in 221 BCE, a prince managed to unite these kingdoms to form the first Chinese empire under the the Qin dynasty (221-206 BCE)

Recap Question, Chapter 2, Page 23

1. primary sources are the sources that is directly involved in the historical event.

secondary sources are the sources that did not directly involved/take place when the historical event occurred. secondary sources are usually the result of researches of primary sources.

2. they use the 3Cs test--- credibility, consistency, corroboration.

credibility is the test to ensure that the source is credible. consistency is the test to ensure the source is consistent by looking its statements. corroboration is corroborating the source with other sources and compare them.

3. it is necessary because they cannot just believe an unreliable source as an evidence. so they have to revise their interpretations of past events everytime they are interpreting their skills or testing a source.

Recap Question, Chapter 1, Page 9

1. we learn about what happened in the past, when it happened, where it happened, why it happened, to whom it happened and what its consequences were.

2. understanding change and how our society came to be, learning from past successes and failures, understanding and respecting one another and developing our critical thinking skills