Ancient history of China /
by Hollihan-Elliot, Sheila.
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BookSeries: The history and culture of China. Publisher: Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2006Description: 120 p. col. ill., col. map.ISBN: 1590848225 :.Subject(s): China -- History
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Summary: Presents China's important formative legends; relates the story of China's early Bronze and Iron Age cultures; chronicles the chaotic periods of warfare that preceded the unification of the country in the third century B.C.; and introduces influential figures.
The Chinese way -- The seeds of Chinese civilization -- The legendary emperors and the Xia dynasty -- Shang dynasty: war and grandeur -- Western Zhou: an age of peace and prosperity -- Eastern Zhou: chaos and solutions -- Qin: the first unified empire -- Early Han: a flowering of culture -- Epilogue: Wang Mang: heaven's mandate, gained and lost.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Chinese way -- The seeds of Chinese civilization -- The legendary emperors and the Xia dynasty -- Shang dynasty: war and grandeur -- Western Zhou: an age of peace and prosperity -- Eastern Zhou: chaos and solutions -- Qin: the first unified empire -- Early Han: a flowering of culture -- Epilogue: Wang Mang: heaven's mandate, gained and lost.
Presents China's important formative legends; relates the story of China's early Bronze and Iron Age cultures; chronicles the chaotic periods of warfare that preceded the unification of the country in the third century B.C.; and introduces influential figures.
Grades 9-12.
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