Zhou Dynasty (may 1, 1046 BC – may 1, 256 BC)
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Creation: Regional princes gained power and began to have success in agricultural communities.
Achievements: During the Zhou Dynasty, the Mandate of Heaven, Daoism, and Confucianism were created.
Decline: The Zhou Dynasty declined because landowning lords became too powerful, they couldn’t efficiently collect taxes, and the Emperor had no real power.
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