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Period: 2300 BCE to 1750 BCE
India. Indus River Civilization
Development of urban grain-growing civilization on the Indus River.
Two main cities: Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.
Undeciphered proto-Dravidian script; Desarrollo de una civilización urbana productora de cereales en el río Indo.
Dos ciudades principales: Harappa y Mohenjo-daro.
Escritura proto-dravidiana sin descifrar. -
2100 BCE
China. Xia Dynasty
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Period: 1600 BCE to 1050 BCE
China. Shang Dynasty
One of the Three Dynasties, or San Dai (Xia, Shang, and Zhou), characterized by its writing system, practice of divination, walled cities, bronze technology, and use of horse-drawn chariots. Una de las Tres Dinastías o San Dai (Xia, Shang y Zhou), se caracteriza por su sistema de escritura, la práctica de la adivinación, las ciudades amuralladas, la tecnología del bronce y el uso de carros tirados por caballos. -
Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE
China. Dynasty Zhou.
Zhou Dynasty:
Western Zhou (ca. 1046-771 BCE).
Eastern Zhou (771-256 BCE) A hierarchical political and social system with the Zhou royal house at its apex: power was bestowed upon aristocratic families as lords of their domains or principalities. Although often compared to European "feudalism," what actually gave the system cohesion was a hierarchical order of ancestral cults. Dinastía Zhou:
Zhou Occidental (1046-771 AC),
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Period: 221 BCE to 226 BCE
China. Dynasty Qin
Qin Dynasty
Created a unitary state by imposing a centralized administration and by standardizing the writing script, weights and measures. Known for its harsh methods of rule, including the suppression of dissenting thought. Dinastía Qin
Creación de un estado unitario imponiendo una administración centralizada y estandarizando la escritura, los pesos y las medidas. Conocida por sus duros métodos de gobierno, incluida la supresión del pensamiento disidente.