Bibliograph

The ancient history of China, Sheila Hollihan-Elliot

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The ancient history of China, Sheila Hollihan-Elliot

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-113) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The ancient history of China

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

682903791

Responsibility statement

Sheila Hollihan-Elliot

Series statement

China: the emerging superpower

Summary

Presents a comprehensive study of the development of Chinese civilization through to the early first century AD Han dynasty, and describes the early Bronze and Iron Age cultures, the emperor Shi Huang Di who built the Great Wall and commissioned the terra-cotta army, and much more. Introduction -- 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

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- 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

Target audience

juvenile

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Creator