Apple QuickTime movie | 1997-10-20 | 2.4 MB | 550x370 | 10fps | 1 minute, 41 seconds
Transcription: The defeat of the Shang in 1027 BC heralded the start of the longest dynasty in Chinese history, the Zhou. Peace largely prevailed until the 8th century BC when civil wars broke out as regional rulers jostled for power. Each state maintained a standing army of peasant infantry and an aristocratic cavalry armed with swords and crossbows. walls protected cities and state borders, siege warfare became a sophisticated art. The Golden Age of the Joe left behind written histories and many poems along with the philosophies of Confucius and the Taoist Lao Tzu. Bronzes and jades had magical powers and ...
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