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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added Top Questions and Quick Facts. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Long Zhou Dynasty (1046- 256 BCE). | Oct 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The History Files - Late (Eastern) Zhou Kingdom (Warring States China). | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: UEN Digital Press with Pressbooks - HIST-1500: World History Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 - The Long Zhou Dynasty (1046 256 BCE). | Apr 14, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Zhou Dynasty (c. 1050221 B.C.E.), an introduction. | Sep 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Claremont Colleges Pressbooks - A Culinary History of China - The beginning of History: The Shang and Zhou Dynasties. | Jun 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art - Zhou dynasty. | Aug 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Asian Art Museum - An Introduction to the Zhou Dynasty. | May 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Zhou Dynasty: The Longest-Lasting Dynasty in Chinese History. | Feb 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Long Zhou Dynasty (1046- 256 BCE). | Nov 28, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Zhou Dynasty. | Sep 13, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smarthistory - Zhou Dynasty (c. 1050221 B.C.E.), an introduction. | Aug 01, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | May 12, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 27, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 20, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 14, 2015 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 14, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chinaknowledge - Zhou Dynasty. | Nov 14, 2014 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Mar 13, 2014 | ||
| Added new Web site: Minnesota State University - Zhou Dynasty. | Oct 24, 2008 | ||
| Article updated and transliteration changed to Pinyin. | Apr 07, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: ChinaCulture.org - Zhou Dynasty. | Nov 17, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 27, 1999 |
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