A History of China Curriculum: Ancient Volume - Third Edition

Author: Qi Tao
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Features: This book is the ancient volume of "A Survey of Chinese History," covering over a million years of Chinese history from prehistoric times to the mid-19th century. Regarding "ancient," there were past classifications such as "early ancient," "middle ancient," and "late ancient," which categorized the pre-Qin and Han periods as early ancient, the Wei, Jin, and Sui-Tang dynasties as middle ancient, and the Song to Qing dynasties as late ancient. These classifications 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 and others marking 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.