Spring and Autumn period

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/spring-and-autumn-period

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What was the Spring and Autumn Period?It was a time from 771 to 476 BCE when China was split into many small kingdoms that often fought each other. The Zhou king’s power was very weak, and local lords ruled like their own kings.
2. Why did the Zhou king leave China?After an invasion, the Zhou king fled eastward, and his rule became only a name. This made the regional lords more powerful.

Suzerainty: A relationship where a state has political control over another, weaker state.
Ren (仁): A core Confucian virtue signifying benevolence, humaneness, and compassion.
Wu Wei (無為): A central Taoist concept meaning 'non-action' or effortless action in accordance with nature.