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China's Beginning: Xia Dynasty (2070 - 1600 BCE)
This documentary discusses the onset of Chinese civilization, specifically, the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.E), an odyssey for the flourishing of Chinese culture for millennia to follow.
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The Rise & Fall of China's Han Dynasty Empire...and it's Rise & Fall Again
The Han Dynasty Empire, it's Rise & Fall…and it’s Rise & Fall Again (Chinese History Documentary)
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Zhou Dynasty Jade Dragon
A Chinese jade dragon. Zhou Dynasty, 5th-4th century BCE. Height: 9 cm.
The British Museum, London.
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Map of the Zagwe Dynasty
Map featuring the approximate boundaries of the Zagwe Dynasty and its most prominent neighbours around the beginning of the 13th century.
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China's Bronze Age - Shang Dynasty (1760 - 1520 BCE)
This video discusses the Shang Dynasty (1760-1520 B.C.E) of the Bronze Age in Chinese civilization.
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Sumer - The Cradle of Civilization
Sumer was the southernmost region of ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day southern Iraq and parts of Kuwait), which has long been considered the cradle of civilization. The name comes from Akkadian, the language of the...
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Sejong the Great
King Sejong the Great (15 May 1397 to 8 April 1450 CE) ruled Korea from 1418 to 1450 CE as the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty (also spelled Choson). One of only two Korean kings called 'the Great' today, Sejong had a major...
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Silphium
Silphium (also known as laser) was an uncultivated plant that grew in Cyrene, North Africa (modern Shahhat, Libya) and became the cash crop of the region of Cyrenaica between c. 631 BCE and the 1st century CE when, according to Pliny...
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First Intermediate Period of Egypt - Era of Transformation
The First Intermediate Period of Egypt (2181-2040 BCE) is the era that followed the Old Kingdom (circa 2613-2181 BCE) and preceded the Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE) periods of Egyptian history...
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Clovis I
Clovis I (or Chlodovech, 466-511/513 CE), king of the Franks, is considered the founding father of the Merovingian Dynasty, which would continue for over 200 years. Clovis became king at the age of 15, and by the time of his death 30...