Discusses the history, culture, material artifacts, and society of six ancient Chinese dynasties from about 2000 B.C. to 221 A.D.
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The Xia Dynasty -- The Shang Dynasty: rise of Chinese civilization -- The Western (Early) Zhou Dynasty -- The Eastern (Late) Zhou Dynasty -- The Qin Dynasty -- The former Han Dynasty: rise of an empire -- The later Han Dynasty: decline and fall of the empire -- Disunity, conflict, and reunion.