[HISTORY 250] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (43 pages long)
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Chinese history can be divided into two main eras: 1 million (or 3 million) to 2000 bce. This era is called prehistory because there are no written records: 2000 bce to present. This era is what we commonly call history because there are written records documenting the time. The neolithic period is divided into three main eras: old stone age (3 million bce 25,000 bce, middle stone age (25,000 bce 10,000 bce) During this period the agricultural revolution occurred. This involved the domestication of plants and animals: the first domesticated animal was the dog (around. 10,000 bce) and other animals were domesticated after. Less time collecting food meant more time to think abstractly and create art: new stone age (10,000 bce 2000 bce) The emergence of pottery was one of the most important developments during this time. Classical age (2000 bce 200 bce: many of the main chinese ideologies (confucianism, legalism, daoism,
