Outline of ancient China

What was ancient China?

Ancient China can be described as all of the following:

• One of the oldest and longest lasting Ancient civilizations
  • Bronze Age civilization
  • Iron Age civilization
• Part of ancient history
• Part of Chinese history

Geography of ancient China

Environment of ancient China

• Wildlife of Ancient China
  • Elephants
  • Rhinoceroses
  • Wolves
  • Dugong
  • Giant Panda
  • Tibetan Macaque

Locations in ancient China

• List of Bronze Age sites in China

Regions of ancient China

• Nine Provinces –
• Ji Province –
• Jing Province –
• Liang Province –
• Qing Province –
• Xu Province –
• Yan Province –
• Yang Province –
• Yong Province –
• Yu Province –
• During the Spring and Autumn period
  • Five Hegemons and their respective states
    • Duke Huan of Qi
    • Duke Wen of Jin
    • King Zhuang of Chu
    • Duke Mu of Qin
    • Duke Xiang of Song
• During the Warring States period
  • Chu –
  • Han –
  • Qi –
  • Qin –
  • Yan –
  • Wei –
  • Zhao –

Government and politics of ancient China

• Political thought in ancient China
  • Mandate of Heaven
• Ancient Chinese states
• Interstate relations during the Spring and Autumn period
• Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
• Aristocracy in ancient China (nobility)

Rulers in ancient China

• Kings of the Xia dynasty
  • Yu the Great
  • Qi
  • Tai Kang
  • Zhong Kang
  • Xiang
  • Shao Kang
  • Zhu
  • Huai
  • Mang
  • Xie
  • Bu Jiang
  • Jiong
  • Jin
  • Kong Jia
  • Gao
  • Fa
  • Jie
• Kings of the Shang Dynasty
  • Early Shang period
    • Da Yi
    • Da Ding
    • Da Jia
    • Bu Bing
    • Da Geng
    • Xiao Jia
    • Da Wu
    • Lü Ji
    • Zhong Ding
    • Bu Ren
    • Jian Jia
    • Zu Yi
    • Zu Xin
    • Qiang Jia
    • Zu Ding
    • Nan Geng
    • Xiang Jia
  • Yin period
    • Pan Geng
    • Xiao Xin
    • Xiao Yi
    • Wu Ding
    • Zu Geng
    • Zu Jia
    • Lin Xin
    • Kang Ding
    • Wu Yi
    • Wen Wu Ding
    • Di Yi
    • Di Xin

Ancient Chinese law

• Traditional Chinese law

= Military history of ancient China

Military of ancient China

• Ancient Chinese armor
• Crossbow
• Military thought
  • During the Zhou Dynasty
    • Six Secret Teachings – attributed to Lü Shang (aka Jiang Ziya), a top general of King Wen of Zhou, founder of the Zhou dynasty
  • During Warring States period – great period for military strategy; of the Seven Military Classics of China, four were written during this period:
    • The Art of War – attributed to Sun Tzu, a highly influential study of strategy and tactics.
    • Wuzi – attributed to Wu Qi, a statesman and commander who served the states of Wei and then Chu.
    • Wei Liaozi – of uncertain authorship.
    • The Methods of the Sima – attributed to Sima Rangju, a commander serving the state of Qin.

Military conflicts in ancient China

• Battle of Banquan (~2500 BC) –
• Battle of Zhuolu (~2500 BC) –
• Battle of Muye (1046 BCE) – led to the end of the Shang dynasty, and the beginning of the Zhou dynasty.
• Rebellion of the Three Guards ( c. 1042–1039 BC) –
• Zhou–Chu War (961-957 BC) –
• Battle of Xuge (707 BC) –
• Battle of Chengpu (632 BC) –
• Battle of Yanling (575 BC) –
• Battle of Boju (506 BC) –
• Battle of Guiling (354) –
• Battle of Maling (342 BC) –
• Battle of Yique (293 BC) –
• Battle of Changping (262 BC) –

General history of ancient China

Ancient Chinese history, by period

History of ancient China

• Neolithic China (c. 8500 – c. 2070 BC) – predates ancient China
• Bronze Age China
  • Xia dynasty (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC)
  • Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC)
  • Zhou dynasty (c. 1046 – 256 BC|BCE)
    • Western Zhou (1046–771 BC)
• Iron Age China
  • Zhou dynasty (continued)
    • Eastern Zhou
  • Spring and Autumn period (771 – 476 BC)
  • Warring States (475 – 221 BC)
• Early Imperial period
  • Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
  • Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 CE)
    • End of the Han dynasty (189 - 220 CE)

Ancient Chinese history, by region

• Ancient history of Beijing
• Ancient history of Shanghai
• Ye

Ancient Chinese history, by subject

See the rest of this outline

Works on ancient Chinese history

• Records of the Grand Historian
• The Cambridge History of Ancient China
• Twenty-Four Histories

Culture of ancient China

• Architecture in ancient China
  • Ancient Chinese wooden architecture
• Dogs in ancient China
• Games in ancient China
  • Chuiwan
  • Cuju
  • Go
  • Liubo
• Mythology of China
  • Chinese creation myth
  • Chinese dragon
• Ancient Chinese urban planning
• Women in ancient and imperial China

Art in ancient China

Performing arts in ancient China

• Juggling in ancient China
• Music in ancient China
  • Yayue

Language in ancient China

• Old Chinese or Archaic Chinese – ancient form of spoken Chinese
• Classical Chinese or Literary Chinese – form now known as "Ancient Chinese" in China
• History of Chinese personal names –
• Origin of Chinese surnames –
• Evolution of written Chinese –
  • Oracle bone script – earliest confirmed evidence of the Chinese script yet discovered is the body of inscriptions carved on oracle bones from the late Shang dynasty (c. 1200–1050 BC).
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions –
  • Seal script –

Literature in ancient China

• Ancient Chinese classics

People in ancient China

• List of ancient Chinese
  • Ancient Chinese philosophers
• Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

Philosophy in ancient China

Ancient Chinese philosophy

• Hundred Schools of Thought
• School of Names
• Ancient Chinese philosophers

Economics and infrastructure of ancient China

• Economic history of ancient China
• Coinage in ancient China

Technology of ancient China

• Crossbow

Scholars who have written about ancient China

• Sima Tan
• Sima Qian

See also

• Outline of ancient India

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