Eastern Zhou Period (jun 17, 771 BC – jul 24, 221 BC)
Description:
-Monarchs only figureheads, given nominal allegiance by many, basically independent, states (decentralized)-Warfare shifts from the elite riding in chariots, showing skill and courage, and remaining chivalrous to farmers fighting bloody and ruthless battles
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Date:
jun 17, 771 BC
jul 24, 221 BC
~ 550 years