| In the latter period of the Western Zhou dynasty bronze scripts became more regular, with sharper angles and thinner lines. |
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| Philosopher Laozi was keeper of books in the earliest library in China, which belonged to the Imperial Zhou dynasty. |
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| By the end of the 2nd millennium BC, the Zhou dynasty began to emerge in the Yellow River valley, overrunning the territory of the Shang. |
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| The Zhou dynasty was divided between the masses and the hereditary noblemen. |
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| In July 2007, archaeologists discovered intricately woven and dyed silk textiles in a tomb in Jiangxi province, dated to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty roughly 2,500 years ago. |
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| Iron is found from the Zhou Dynasty, but its use is minimal. |
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| They were appointed by feudal lord conferences, and thus were nominally obliged to uphold the imperium of the Zhou Dynasty over the subordinate states. |
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| Another possibility is that liberal education dates back to the Zhou Dynasty, where the teachings of Confucianism focused on propriety, morality, and social order. |
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