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4 days ago · Rib of a rhinoceros killed in a royal hunt, bearing an inscription including the character 商 (Shāng, fifth character from the bottom on the right). The Late Shang, also known as the Anyang period, is the earliest known literate civilization in China, spanning the reigns of the last nine kings of the Shang dynasty, beginning with Wu Ding in the second half of the 13th century BC and ending ...
1 day ago · China - Han Dynasty, Silk Road, Confucianism: The Han dynasty was founded by Liu Bang (best known by his temple name, Gaozu), who assumed the title of emperor in 202 bce. Eleven members of the Liu family followed in his place as effective emperors until 6 ce (a 12th briefly occupied the throne as a puppet). In 9 ce the dynastic line was challenged by Wang Mang, who established his own regime ...
4 days ago · China - Qin Empire, 221-207 BCE: The history of the Qin dynasty may be traced to the 8th century bce. According to the Qin historical record, when the Zhou royal house was reestablished at the eastern capital in 770 bce, the Qin ruling house was entrusted with the mission of maintaining order in the previous capital. This may be an exaggeration of the importance of the Qin rulers, and the Qin ...
3 hours ago · The Shang people's religious perception was polytheistic. They believed in a supreme being leading smaller spirits, including natural gods and ancestral deities, and focused on a cosmological concept centered around a celestial northern pole, which housed the most sacred gods in the Shang pantheon.
2 days ago · Luoyang City was built in the Western Zhou Dynasty (11 th century - 771BC) under the command of the Duke of Zhou, hence its name City of Zhou. The city was known as Luoyang during the Warring States Period (475-221BC) for its location at the north bank of the Luo River.
3 days ago · China - Dynasties, Emperors, Civilization: Internal political changes also took place as states grew in population and area. The most basic of these was in the pattern of power delegation. Under feudalism, authority had been delegated by the lord to the vassal. The new state rulers sought ways of maintaining and organizing their power. In the state of Jin the influence of kinsmen of the ruling ...
2 days ago · China - Bureaucracy, Imperialism, Dynasties: Regular posts in the Nan Song civil service numbered about 20,000, without counting numerous sinecures, temporary commissions, and a slightly larger number of military officers. Besides eliminating most patronage privileges—by which high officials were entitled to obtain an official title for a son or other family member—the court occasionally ...
