Ancient China
E234568
Ancient China refers to the early civilizations and dynasties that developed in the Chinese region over several millennia, known for their influential advances in philosophy, governance, technology, and culture.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ancient China canonical | 27 |
| ancient China | 19 |
| Bronze Age China | 3 |
| Chinese Bronze Age | 2 |
| China (historically) | 1 |
| pre-Qin China | 1 |
Statements (108)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
historical civilization ⓘ |
| artForm |
bronze ritual vessels
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calligraphy ⓘ ink painting ⓘ jade carving ⓘ lacquerware ⓘ |
| astronomicalActivity |
eclipse recording
ⓘ
systematic star observation ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| cosmologicalConcept | Mandate of Heaven ⓘ |
| developedWritingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| earliestArchaeologicallyConfirmedDynasty | Shang dynasty ⓘ |
| earliestDynastyTraditionally | Xia dynasty ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
bronze casting ⓘ ceramics production ⓘ ironworking ⓘ silk trade ⓘ |
| governancePrinciple |
centralized imperial authority
ⓘ
merit-based bureaucracy ⓘ rule of virtue ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Anyang
ⓘ
Beijing ⓘ Chang'an ⓘ Luoyang ⓘ Nanjing ⓘ Xianyang ⓘ |
| hasDynasty |
Han dynasty
ⓘ
Ming dynasty ⓘ Qin dynasty ⓘ Qing dynasty ⓘ Shang dynasty ⓘ Song dynasty ⓘ Sui dynasty ⓘ Tang dynasty ⓘ Xia dynasty ⓘ Yuan dynasty ⓘ Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiver |
Yangtze River
ⓘ
Yellow River ⓘ |
| introducedInstitution |
centralized bureaucracy
ⓘ
imperial examination system ⓘ prefecture-county administrative system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bureaucratic governance
ⓘ
early dynastic rule ⓘ literary culture ⓘ philosophical traditions ⓘ technological innovation ⓘ |
| legalCode |
Qin law code
ⓘ
surface form:
Qin legal code
Tang Code ⓘ |
| literaryWork |
Analects
ⓘ
Spring and Autumn Annals ⓘ
surface form:
Chunqiu (Spring and Autumn Annals)
Tao Te Ching ⓘ
surface form:
Dao De Jing
Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ Book of Songs ⓘ
surface form:
Shijing
Shujing ⓘ I Ching ⓘ
surface form:
Yijing
Zhuangzi ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Asia ⓘ |
| majorConstruction |
Grand Canal of China
ⓘ
Great Wall of China ⓘ city walls ⓘ imperial palaces ⓘ |
| medicalText | Huangdi Neijing ⓘ |
| medicalTradition | traditional Chinese medicine ⓘ |
| militaryTechnology |
chariots
ⓘ
crossbows ⓘ fortifications ⓘ |
| partOf | History of China ⓘ |
| period |
Northern and Southern dynasties period
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern and Southern dynasties
Period of Disunion ⓘ Six Dynasties period ⓘ Spring and Autumn period ⓘ Warring States period ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
filial piety
ⓘ
five elements theory ⓘ humaneness (ren) ⓘ ritual propriety (li) ⓘ yin and yang ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Agriculturalism
ⓘ
Confucianism ⓘ Taoism ⓘ
surface form:
Daoism
Legalism ⓘ Mohism ⓘ School of Names ⓘ Yin-Yang School ⓘ
surface form:
School of Yin-Yang
|
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ Confucian ritual tradition ⓘ Taoism ⓘ
surface form:
Daoism
|
| socialStructure |
imperial hierarchy
ⓘ
patriarchal family system ⓘ |
| technologicalInnovation |
cast iron
ⓘ
crossbow ⓘ gunpowder ⓘ magnetic compass ⓘ papermaking ⓘ porcelain ⓘ printing ⓘ seismograph ⓘ silk production ⓘ |
| tradeRoute |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
|
| unifiedBy | Qin Shi Huang ⓘ |
| writingMaterial |
bamboo slips
ⓘ
bronze inscriptions ⓘ oracle bones ⓘ silk manuscripts ⓘ |
Referenced by (53)
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Chinese Bronze Age
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State of Wei
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pre-Qin China
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China (historically)
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