EAS103H1 Chapter 1: De Bary Chapter One

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China in the bronze age: the shang and western zhou dynasties (ca. China"s bronze age began soon after 2000 b. c. e, and by 1200 b. c. e, there were bronze-based civilizations in several regions of china. + best known of these were centered anyang in north-central china where the shang dynasty developed a complex state with writing and large settlements. 1045 b. c. e, shang dynasty overthrown by an erstwhile ally vassal, the state of zhou. + early zhou dynasty known not only from archaeological evidence, but from transmitted texts, which provide them their righteous victory over the decadent shang. + zhou rulers sent out vassals to establish settlements in distant regions, creating a feudal-like system. Historical china (china proper) was smaller than present-day china and changed in size over time. Contemporary people"s republic of china includes territories like tibet, inner. Mongolia, turkestan, and manchuria that were traditional homes of other peoples and were not incorportated into chinese states until relatively late in their histories.

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