Brief introduction of ancient China

The primitive society in China began with Yuanmou people about 6.5438+0.7 million years ago and ended with the establishment of the Xia Dynasty in the 20th century BC. Primitive society experienced two periods: primitive people and clan commune. The clan commune has experienced two stages: matriarchal clan commune and paternal clan commune.

Yuanmou Man is the earliest known human being in China. Beijingers are typical primitive people. Neanderthals lived the life of a clan commune. Hemudu clan in the Yangtze River basin and Banpo clan in the Yellow River basin are the prosperous periods of matriarchal clan communes. The middle and late Dawenkou culture reflects the patriarchal commune.

2. Civilization:

China is one of the four ancient civilizations in the world with a long history. About 5000 years ago, settlement organizations began to appear with the Central Plains as the center, and then formed a country. After many ethnic exchanges and dynasty changes, the unified situation of multi-ethnic countries was finally formed.

A multi-ethnic country with Chinese civilization as its source, Chinese culture as its foundation and Han nationality as its main ethnic group, generally uses Chinese and Chinese characters. The Han nationality and ethnic minorities are collectively referred to as the "Chinese nation", and they also call themselves descendants of the Yellow Emperor and dragons.

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Four ancient civilizations:

1, Mesopotamia

Mesopotamian civilization, also known as the civilization of the two rivers. Refers to the civilization developed in Mesopotamia Plain (present-day Iraq) between Tigris River and Euphrates River, which is the earliest civilization in West Asia. Mainly composed of Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, Assyria and other civilizations.

2. Ancient India

Ancient Indian civilization was discovered in 1922. Because its site was first excavated in Halaba, India, it is usually called "Halaba culture"; Because these sites are mainly concentrated in the Indus Valley, they are also called "Indus Civilization". The age of Halaba culture is about 2300 BC to 1750 BC.

3. Babylon

The kingdom of Babylon was located in the Mesopotamian plain, roughly in today's Iraq.

About 5000 years ago, people here established the earliest slave country of mankind, with advanced casting technology. By18th century BC, the ancient Babylonian kingdom had been established here. On this plain, few cities in the world developed at that time, and the earliest epics, myths, pharmacopoeias, farmers' yearbooks and so on were circulated.

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