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Ancient China

China is the world's oldest continuous major civilization, with written records dating back about 3,500 years and with 5,000 years being commonly used by Chinese as the age of the civilization. Successive dynasties developed systems of bureaucratic control, which gave the agrarian-based Chinese an advantage over neighboring nomadic and mountain dwelling cultures. The development of a state ideology based on Confucianism (100 BC) and a common system of writing (200 BC) both strengthened Chinese civilization. Politically, China alternated between periods of political union and disunion, and was often conquered by external ethnicities, which often eventually were assimilated into the Chinese identity.

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Ancient China Internet Resources

A great selection of ancient civilization clipart and maps.
https://classroomclipart.com/clipart/History/Ancie...

China10K
A great resource for information about the history of china..
china10k.com/english/history/main.htm

Discovery Online, Desert Mummies
Find out more about the most remarkable of the ancient, mysterious Caucasian mummies found in the Chinese desert.
dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics...

For Kids
Information about Yellow River, China for kids. World news, activities, coloring pages and much more.
pitara.com/news/news_world/online.asp?s...

Confucianism
Confucianism is an East Asian ethical, religious and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of Confucius...
academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php...

Chinese History Timeline
Dates and Dynasties of China.
chaos.umd.edu/history/time_line.html

Confucius
friesian.com/confuci.htm

Beijing China, Great Wall of China, Ancient China
Beijing is the best place to see the ancient China and great wall of china...
chinahighlights.com/greatwall/

Ancient China
In this unit we take a look one of the longest continuous cultures in the world...
historykits.com/3china.html

The Four Most Beautiful Women in the Ancient China
Xishi (497 BC) was a legendary beauty of ancient China
chinatown-online.com/cultureeye/common/...

Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China
This page introduces the fossil evidence for human evolution in China...
zinken.typepad.com/palaeo/2006/01/fossil_ev...

Ancient China
Learn more about the history of China by viewing each section of this Ancient China Timeline.
ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/vamchina.ht...

Time Capsules from Ancient China: Qin Shi Huang & Marquis of Yi
Time Capsule from 207 BC. Qin Shi Huang was the first Emperor of China. He lived in the 3rd Century BC..
aboutfacts.net/Things14.htm

Confucianism
Confucianism
academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php...

Ancient China Ch'u'tz'u
Ch’u Tz’u, ( Chinese: “Words of the Ch’u”) , Pinyin Chuci, compendium of ancient Chinese poetic songs from the southern state of Ch’u during the Chou dynasty.
britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1079149/...

Two Dynasties of Ancient China

kwintessential.co.uk/articles/china/anc...

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