Question

the first zhou king conquered a large amount of territory. in order to rule such a large territory, the king gave pieces of land to his lords. lords controlled their local regions, but they still paid taxes and pledged allegiance to the zhou king. as long as the lords served the zhou king, they were allowed to keep this land. this period of the zhou dynasty, known as the early zhou period, lasted from 1046 to 771 bce. after several hundred years, zhou lords became so powerful that they no longer wanted to serve the king. lords began to claim land for themselves and fight other lords for land and for power. historians call this time the period of warring states. during the warring states period, some lords annexed, or took over, other lords land. these lords became the rulers of large states. the following maps show the territory controlled by lords in two periods of early chinese history. based on the information above, match the name of the period to the correct map. early zhou period warring states period two maps showing territories with yellow river, yangtze river, pacific ocean

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the historical context:

• Early Zhou period: The king gave land to many lords, so the map should show many small territories (more fragmented regions).
• Warring States period: Lords annexed land, leading to fewer, larger states (fewer, bigger territories).

Looking at the maps:

• The Left Map has more small, fragmented regions (consistent with Early Zhou, where many lords had small lands).
• The Right Map has fewer, larger regions (consistent with Warring States, where lords annexed land into big states).

So:

• Early Zhou period → Left Map
• Warring States period → Right Map

Answer:

Early Zhou period: The Left Map
Warring States period: The Right Map