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Zhou China developed a new pathway for ideas in leadership, warfare, and culture. They appeared to the rest of the world as “radical thinkers”, but it was just the beginning of deconstruction of the old political order. (164) This time period was called “the Spring and Autumn period (722-481 BCE)” in Chinese history and was the result of the Warring States period of 403-221 BCE. (164) Warfare was the make up of the beginning of Zhou China with over 500 battles and over 100 civil wars all taking placed over time span of 260 years. (164) In addition to battling, technologically advances increased the amount of wars due to the discovery of smelting techniques that allowed the Chinese to make stronger and more durable swords and armor by removing

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