Ancient history for kids

Chinese History

Ancient China was built along the two main rivers—first the Yellow River (Huang He) in the north, and later the Yangtze in the south.

China is one of the oldest civilizations.

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Records of the Grand Historian (ca. BC) and Bamboo Annals emphasized the existence of Xia Dynasty before the Shang dynasty.

The Xia dynasty:

King Yu was the founder of this dynasty. King Yu was the first king to be succeeded by his son instead of a man chosen for his credentials. Xia dynasty was the first to irrigate, produce cast bronze and a strong army.

It used oracle bones and had a calendar.

Xi Zhong who was the legendary minister of Xia dynasty, had invented a chariot during the 2nd millennium BC. The fall of the Xia is due to its last king, Jie, who is said to have fallen in love with an evil, beautiful woman and had become a tyrant.

The people rose up in rebellion under the leadership of Tang who was also the founder of the Shang Dynasty.

Shang dynasty:

Emperor Tang was the