Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Zhou dynasty began around 1046 BC and ended in 256 BC. King Wu defeated King Zhou of Shang at the Battle of Muye to mark the official start, while Qin captured Wangcheng and killed King Nan to conclude the period.
Qi is the mythical founder of the Zhou lineage who was conceived when Jiang Yuan stepped into the divine footprint of Shangdi. Emperor Shun granted Qi the surname Ji and the title Houji after he improved agriculture to earn lordship over Tai.
King You demoted his Qiang queen Bao Si which led her father the Marquis of Shen to join forces with Zeng and the Quanrong tribe. The Quanrong sacked Haojing and killed King You in 771 BC ending the Western Zhou period before nobles declared King Ping at Shen.
Nine Schools dominated the era including Confucianism interpreted by Mencius Legalism Taoism Mohism Agriculturalism Diplomacy strains Military School Names School and Naturalists. Confucius founded Confucianism while Laozi established Taoism as the greatest impacts on later generations.
Agricultural land tied aristocratic lineages rather than held as private noble property throughout the Western Zhou period. Farming occurred mainly by ordinary rural households forming core agricultural production forces who owed labor service taxes and military obligations depending on the specific period.