Book of Documents

There were many books including the text books and books filled with poems writing during the Zhou Dynasty. One very important book was The Book of Documents. This book was really important because it had China’s oldest history text and one of our main sources of information about the earliest period of China. This book also includes speeches given by kings and politicians. One of these speeches was given by the Duke of Zhou about the mandate of heaven. This book also has some of China’s earliest text about geography. The Book of Documents divides China into nine region. In this book Chinese map makers made their maps with South on the top instead of North. The Book of Documents still helps us today learn about Ancient China.