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Facts about one of the most powerful ancient civilizations in the world

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Quick facts about Ancient China

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Location: Mostly modern-day China

Dates: Around 8,000 years ago to 1,800 years ago

Languages: Different

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that used the same writing system

Famous artifacts: The

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, a ***** suit for ******** royalty, and engraved bones and tortoise shells called oracle bones

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire. Ancient ******** people

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their own writing system and several famous philosophies that are still studied today. The civilization is also known for building the Great Wall of China.

Five dynasties, or families, ruled ancient China for more than 6,000 years. The last one of the ancient *******, the Han dynasty, ruled around the same time as the ancient

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. Today, archaeologists study ancient ******** artifacts to find clues about the civilization’s culture, religion and technological developments.

5 fast facts about Ancient China

Around 3,000 years ago, people in ancient China used “oracle bones” — tortoise shells or bones inscribed with ******** writing — to predict the future.

The magnetic compass was

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during ancient China’s Han dynasty, but at first, it was used to predict the future instead of to navigate.

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, ancient China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, began connecting many small walls to build the now-famous Great Wall of China. It eventually became over
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miles (20,000 kilometers) long.

In ancient China, people thought

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were real, godly figures with magical powers.

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was invented in ancient China up to 1,900 years ago.

Everything you need to know about Ancient ChinaHow did ancient China start and end?

Because ancient China wasn’t always a single, unified empire or country the way modern China is today, it’s difficult to identify a clear start and end of the civilization. However, many historians say the

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began during the Stone Age, around 8,000 years ago, and ended when the Han dynasty fell 6,200 years later. At that point, China fell into a ******* of infighting, with no clear ruler, for a few hundred years. After that,
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ruled until the last emperor was removed in 1911, and the
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began in 1912.

At the beginning, there were only groups of communities. Over time, these turned into states, which then joined into a single empire. Between 480 B.C. and 221 B.C., or about 2,400 years ago, ancient China was divided into many states that fought for control. This era, called the Warring States *******, ended when Qin Shi Huang unified ancient China into an empire and became its first emperor. Around 400 years later, the Han dynasty broke apart, partly because of

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within the imperial family.

What are the Terracotta Warriors?

In 1974, ******** workers discovered thousands of life-size warrior statues buried in three pits. Today, they’re known as the

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or the Terracotta Warriors. Historians and archaeologists believe the statues were buried close to the tomb of Qin Shi Huang when he died in 210 B.C. to serve and protect him in the afterlife. Archaeologists haven’t finished excavating the Terracotta Warriors. They think an entire replica of the ancient capital of Xi’an might be buried along with the rest of them.

The Terracotta Warriors aren’t simply thousands of copies of the same figure. Each warrior is unique, with individual hairstyles, clothing, weapons, body shapes and expressions. Because of this, some scholars think the statues were modeled after real soldiers.

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Why did China build the Great Wall of China?

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took an extremely long time to become what it is today. It was built in different phases across 2,000 years of history. From 770 B.C. to around 480 B.C., ancient China was divided into different states, whose rulers began building smaller walls to protect themselves from enemy tribes in the north.

When Qin Shi Huang came to power in 221 B.C., he

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those smaller walls and forts with the same goal in mind: to
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the empire’s northern border from enemies such as the Mongols.

Later ******** rulers continued work on the Great Wall, and it wasn’t until the 1300s that the structure was mostly finished.

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2,000 years to build. It was constructed to protect ancient China from northern enemies. | Credit: By Severin.stalder,
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Who are the most famous ******** emperors?

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of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He’s most famous for unifying the region into a single empire; creating a common system of measurements, writing and money; implementing important political and social changes; and ruling with strict force.

Emperor

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became emperor after Qin Shi Huang and started the famous Han dynasty. He was born a peasant, but he eventually led a rebellion that put him on the throne. He ruled from 202 B.C. to 195 B.C., and lowered taxes, launched other rebellions, and expanded the empire to make it one of the largest in the world.

Emperor

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was an emperor of the Han dynasty and ruled from 141 B.C. to 87 B.C. He established the ancient ******** philosophy known as Confucianism as the empire’s main ideology. During his reign, the empire grew very powerful and wealthy.

Who was Confucius?

Confucius was a famous ******** philosopher whose teachings are called Confucianism. He lived from 551 B.C. to 479 B.C., during the Zhou dynasty and a ******* of great strife in ancient China.

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teaches people to achieve perfection through kindness, righteousness, social order, wisdom and honesty. While some mistakenly believe it to be a religion, it’s more of a way of life.

Hundreds of years after

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died, Emperor Han Wudi promoted Confucian values during the second and first century B.C. The philosophy became very influential not just in China but also throughout East Asia, and it continues to influence the region’s culture today.

Ancient China pictures

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The ancient ******** philosopher Confucius

Confucius was an ancient ******** philosopher whose teachings are known as Confucianism. They became extremely important to ancient ******** culture and are still very influential today.

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a scapula bone with early ******** writing on it

An Ancient ******** oracle bone

More than 3,000 years ago, people in ancient China used oracle bones like this one to predict the future.

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A colorful statue of a dragon on the side of a building

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In ancient China, people worshipped dragons, which they thought were real and possessed magical abilities.

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A burial suit comprised of thousands of pieces of ***** on display at a museum.

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2,000-year-old ***** burial suit worn by ******** royalty. The suit was made using thousands of pieces of ***** held together with gold thread and was believed to protect the deceased in the afterlife.



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