Answered by Mr.Qi | Apr. 13, 2011 01:36
Mainly because of the last empeor, Zhou. His name was Xin in fact. Zhou, 纣 in Chinese is the name given by later generations meaning cruelty. It is the synonym of tyrant. He built a pool filled with wine and forest hanging with cooked meat. They coulc play and eat at any time. He could kill any one he want, for example when he want to know how a old man could cross the river in chilly winter without wearing a shoe, he cut off his feet to research the marrow. His people could not stand all his cruelty. The chief of Zhou (another zhou written as 周) rebelled and got the crowne.