Early China
252521226 | Xia Dynasty | - established circa 2200 BCE - not many information on the Xia similar to Harappan society | 1 | |
252521227 | Shang Dynasty | - 1766 - 1122 BCE - bronze metallurgy monopolized by rich - capital moved six times | 2 | |
252521228 | Banpo | Neolithic village from Yangshao | 3 | |
252521229 | Yin | Capital during the last century of Shang dynasty | 4 | |
252521230 | Zhou Dynasty | - 1122 - 256 BCE - eclipsed the Shang dynasty | 5 | |
252521231 | Mandate of Heaven | Chinese ideal that expressed the justification for those in power | 6 | |
252521232 | Warring States | 403 - 221 BCE | 7 | |
252521233 | Oracle bones | Shang method for foretelling the future | 8 | |
252521234 | Tian | Chines impersonal heavenly power | 9 | |
252521235 | Book of Songs | a collection of verses that serve as the most notable work | 10 | |
252521236 | Book of Rites | the rules of etiquette and rituals for aristocrats | 11 | |
252521237 | Book of History | the history of Zhou | 12 | |
252521238 | Book of Change | manual of diviners | 13 |