Chapter III: THE CHOU DYNASTY (_c_. 1028-257 B.C.)

1 Cultural origin of the Chou and end of the Shang dynasty

2 Feudalism in the new empire

3 Fusion of Chou and Shang

4 Limitation of the imperial power

5 Changes in the relative strength of the feudal states

6 Confucius

7 Lao Tz[)u]