A History of China Course -- Ancient Volume, 3rd Edition

Author: Qi Tao
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is the ancient volume of "A Compendium of Chinese History," covering over a million years of Chinese history from prehistoric times to the mid-19th century. Regarding "ancient," there were past terms such as "Upper Antiquity," "Middle Antiquity," and "Late Antiquity," which classified the pre-Qin and Han periods as Upper Antiquity, the Wei, Jin, and Sui-Tang dynasties as Middle Antiquity, and the Song to Qing dynasties as Late Antiquity. These terms are no longer used today. As for the end of ancient Chinese history and the beginning of modern history, there are differing views among scholars, with some considering the Song Dynasty as the late ancient period, or the mid-Ming Dynasty as the start of modern times. The "ancient" period in this book follows the current common division, including the history of the prehistoric era and the history of successive dynasties after the Xia Dynasty.