To sort the choices into chronological order describing the rise of the Zhou dynasty, the correct sequence is:
- The Zhou expanded their lands through conquest.
- Zhou nobles placed family members in charge of faraway states.
- Over time, sins became Zhou kings and faraway nobles weakened.
- Groups of nobles conspired with nomadic invaders to try to overthrow the king but failed.
This sequence captures the initial expansion, establishment of governance, weakening of central power, and the eventual conspiracies against the kings.