Project Summary: For this assignment, you will write a 500 word essay describing daily life in China under the Zhou. To complete this task, you will watch the video lecture, and you will do independent research on the Zhou dynasty using scholarly sources. You may use as many sources as you please, but you must use a minimum of one external source. You must also choose THREE poems from the Book of Songs/Poetry, linked under Lessons. Read these poems carefully, and consider what you can learn about gender, sex, agriculture, politics, or religion from these poems, and integrate these ideas into your essay. The purpose of this assignment is to improve your understanding of daily life in classical China, and to provide you with practice in writing, and using primary and secondary sources to develop and understanding of a topic.