Dong Son culture period
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The Dong Son culture period was a prehistoric Bronze Age civilization in northern Vietnam, renowned for its advanced bronze casting and iconic drum artifacts that significantly influenced early Southeast Asian cultures.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dong Son culture period canonical | 1 |
| Lac Viet culture | 1 |
| ancient Vietnam | 1 |
| hiện vật thời Văn Lang – Âu Lạc | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Dong Son culture period Context triple: [National Museum of Vietnamese History, collectionRange, Dong Son culture period]
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Chaoshan culture
Chaoshan culture is the distinctive regional heritage of eastern Guangdong, China, characterized by the Teochew language, cuisine, opera, and traditions shaped by maritime trade and diaspora communities.
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Early Lê dynasty
The Early Lê dynasty was a short-lived Vietnamese royal dynasty (980–1009) that helped consolidate national independence after Chinese rule and laid foundations for later Vietnamese states.
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Khmer Empire
The Khmer Empire was a powerful and sophisticated Southeast Asian civilization centered in present-day Cambodia, renowned for its monumental temple complexes such as Angkor Wat and its extensive influence from the 9th to the 15th centuries.
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D.
Imperial Vietnam
Imperial Vietnam was the historical Vietnamese monarchy that developed a Confucian-bureaucratic state deeply influenced by Chinese culture while maintaining its own distinct political and cultural identity.
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E.
Huari culture
The Huari culture was a major Middle Horizon Andean civilization centered in the central highlands of present-day Peru, known for its expansive empire, planned urban centers, and influential art and architecture that preceded the Inca.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dong Son culture period Target entity description: The Dong Son culture period was a prehistoric Bronze Age civilization in northern Vietnam, renowned for its advanced bronze casting and iconic drum artifacts that significantly influenced early Southeast Asian cultures.
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A.
Chaoshan culture
Chaoshan culture is the distinctive regional heritage of eastern Guangdong, China, characterized by the Teochew language, cuisine, opera, and traditions shaped by maritime trade and diaspora communities.
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B.
Early Lê dynasty
The Early Lê dynasty was a short-lived Vietnamese royal dynasty (980–1009) that helped consolidate national independence after Chinese rule and laid foundations for later Vietnamese states.
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C.
Khmer Empire
The Khmer Empire was a powerful and sophisticated Southeast Asian civilization centered in present-day Cambodia, renowned for its monumental temple complexes such as Angkor Wat and its extensive influence from the 9th to the 15th centuries.
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D.
Imperial Vietnam
Imperial Vietnam was the historical Vietnamese monarchy that developed a Confucian-bureaucratic state deeply influenced by Chinese culture while maintaining its own distinct political and cultural identity.
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E.
Huari culture
The Huari culture was a major Middle Horizon Andean civilization centered in the central highlands of present-day Peru, known for its expansive empire, planned urban centers, and influential art and architecture that preceded the Inca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age culture
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ancient civilization ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ prehistoric culture ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Han dynasty frontier
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Sa Huynh culture ⓘ |
| burialCustom |
boat-shaped coffin
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grave goods with bronzes ⓘ jar burial ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition |
early Iron Age
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late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
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surface form:
Vietnam
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| discoveredIn | late 19th century ⓘ |
| economy |
maritime trade
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riverine trade ⓘ wet-rice agriculture ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1st century CE ⓘ |
| hasArtifactType |
bracelet
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bronze axe ⓘ bronze bell ⓘ bronze dagger ⓘ bronze drum ⓘ bronze ploughshare ⓘ bronze situla ⓘ bronze spearhead ⓘ ceramic vessel ⓘ earring ⓘ iron tool ⓘ ornamental buckle ⓘ rice sickle ⓘ wooden boat coffin ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
Dong Son village
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Thanh Hoa Province ⓘ |
| hasIconography |
birds
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boats ⓘ geometric patterns ⓘ ritual scenes ⓘ warriors ⓘ |
| hasTechnology |
boat building
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lost-wax casting ⓘ metal alloying ⓘ piece-mold casting ⓘ rice irrigation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Vietic peoples
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surface form:
Lac Viet people
Oc Eo ⓘ
surface form:
Oc Eo culture
Sa Huynh culture ⓘ early Southeast Asian cultures ⓘ early Vietnamese states ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dong Son bronze drums
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surface form:
Dong Son drums
advanced bronze casting ⓘ elaborate bronze artifacts ⓘ maritime culture ⓘ ritual objects ⓘ warfare equipment ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austroasiatic (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Red River Delta
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Southeast Asia ⓘ northern Vietnam ⓘ |
| mainMaterial | bronze ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dong Son village ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bronze Age in Southeast Asia
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prehistory of Vietnam ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
chiefdom
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tribal society ⓘ |
| practices |
animal husbandry
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fishing ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dong Son culture period
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lac Viet culture
proto-Vietnamese culture ⓘ |
| religion |
ancestor worship
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animism ⓘ |
| significance |
key to understanding early Vietnamese history
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major center of bronze drum production in Asia ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1000 BCE ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
ceramic
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iron ⓘ stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
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Subject: Dong Son culture period Description of subject: The Dong Son culture period was a prehistoric Bronze Age civilization in northern Vietnam, renowned for its advanced bronze casting and iconic drum artifacts that significantly influenced early Southeast Asian cultures.
Referenced by (4)
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