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Feudal warfare
awarded societal value to military
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skills
suppressing the worth of the shi.
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Aristocratic
power grew while the shi power declined.
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Rituals and
court etiquette were replaced by rough
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nomadic manners.
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Warfare consumed
state resources and public works.
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Dikes and
canals, were ruined.
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Peasants were
taxed heavily and conscripted into the
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military.
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The need for
military materials stimulated commerce,
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helping the
growth of a prosperous merchant class.
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By the end of
the Zhou period China supported larger
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urban centers
than any other civilization of its time.
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