Outline of ancient China

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to ancient China

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient China:

Ancient China – China under the rule of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, beginning around 2070 B.C. and extending until approximately 256 B.C.

## Contents

* 1 Geography of ancient China
* 1.1 Locations in ancient China
* 1.1.1 Regions of ancient China
* 2 Government and politics of ancient China
* 2.1 Rulers in ancient China
* 2.2 Ancient Chinese law
* 2.3 Military history of ancient China
* 2.3.1 Military of ancient China
* 3 General history of ancient China
* 3.1 Ancient Chinese history, by period
* 3.2 Ancient Chinese history, by region
* 3.3 Ancient Chinese history, by subject
* 3.4 Works on ancient Chinese history
* 4 Culture of ancient China
* 4.1 Art in ancient China
* 4.1.1 Performing arts in ancient China
* 4.2 Language in ancient China
* 4.3 Literature in ancient China
* 4.4 People in ancient China
* 4.5 Philosophy in ancient China
* 5 Economics and infrastructure of ancient China
* 6 Science and technology of ancient China
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links

## Geography of ancient China

### Locations in ancient China

* List of Bronze Age sites in China

#### Regions of ancient China

* Regions of ancient China during the Xia and Shang dynasties
* Nine Provinces
1. Ji Province
2. Jing Province
3. Liang Province
4. Qing Province
5. Xu Province
6. Yan Province
7. Yang Province
8. Yong Province
9. Yu Province

## 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.[1]
* 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.

## 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 period (475 – 221 BC)

### Ancient Chinese history, by region

See also Regions of ancient China, above

* 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
* Classical Chinese or Literary Chinese
* History of names in ancient China
* History of Chinese personal names
* History of Chinese surnames in ancient China
* Origin of Chinese surnames
* Eight Great Surnames of Chinese Antiquity
* 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

*     * 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

## Science and technology of ancient China

* Chariots in ancient China
* Xi Zhong
* Bamboo and wooden slips
* Crossbow

## See also

* Outline of ancient history
* Outline of ancient Egypt
* Outline of ancient Greece
* Outline of ancient India
* Outline of ancient Rome
* Early Imperial period
* Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
* Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 CE)
* End of the Han dynasty (189 - 220 CE)

## References

1. ↑ Tzu & Griffith (1963), p. v. harv error: no target: CITEREFTzuGriffith1963 (help)

## External links

1. Ancient China's Geography
2. Ancient China | Map, Timeline, & History - at TS Historical

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