Which statement best explains why Zhou Power over China declined after several centuries

merchants developed greater wealth than Zhou empires by adopting a money system

technological innovation lead to more craftsmanship reducing the need for the Zhou to trade

under the Zhou Federal Lord commanded much local loyalty

Zhou rulers depended on the work of peasants to produce food for the empire

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Peyton

3 April, 19:39

Which statement best explains why Zhou Power over China declined after several centuries

merchants developed greater wealth than Zhou empires by adopting a money system

technological innovation lead to more craftsmanship reducing the need for the Zhou to trade

under the Zhou Federal Lord commanded much local loyalty

Zhou rulers depended on the work of peasants to produce food for the empire

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Damarion Sanders · Answer 1

The right option is the third one, but it's not perfect. The Zhou dinasty began to decline after losing a civil war in 771 BC, and though it lasted for 500 more years their reign was always threatened by powerful vassals, the federal lords as the third option says, but they had grown strong by conquering land from Zhou's rivals and not by being exceptionally respected.