Ancient China

Ancient China : Rise of Kings and City States

Introduction

The history of the Ancient China centered on three (3 ) main dynasties that ruled from many centuries ago (1 ) Xia Dynasty (2 ) Shang Dynasty and (3 ) Zhou Dynasty . The Xia Dynasty was later proved to have existed as mentioned in Chinese texts . The Shang Dynasty is regarded as the rule where the kings and capital cities rose . The Zhou Dynasty was characterized as a feudal system wherein the King grants land to powerful families in the dynasty for security and wealth purposes . This

br discusses the major events from the three dynasties that molded the Chinese civilization in the early period

Ancient China and the Three Dynasties

The Xia Dynasty

The Xia Dynasty is regarded as the first dynasty in Ancient Chinese History . This dynasty was said to only exist as myth . However , during the scientific excavations made at Anyang , Henan Province in 1928 and followed by series of fact finding by archeologists in the 1960 's and 1970 's , Xia 's existence came into reality . This discovery was proven through urban sites , bronze implements , and tombs which matched the written texts of Chinese history referring to the Xia Dynasty (Chinavoc , the Xia Dynasty

The Xia Dynasty began with the reign of Yu the Great in the 21st century BC and ended with the fall of Jie in 16th century BC almost 500 years of reign in China . There were 17 emperors who have led the Xia Dynasty in...