Hollihan-Elliot, Sheila.

Ancient history of China / Sheila Hollihan-Elliot. - Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2006. - 119 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm. - The history and culture of China .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-113) and index.

Introduction -- The Chinese way -- The seeds of Chinese civilization -- The legendary emperors and the Xia Dynasty -- Shang Dynasty: war and grandeur -- Western Zhou: an age of peace and prosperity -- Eastern Zhou: chaos and solutions -- Qin: the first unified empire -- Early Han: a flowering of culture -- Epilogue: Wang Mang: heaven's mandate, gained and lost.

Grades 9-12.

1590848225 9781590848227


China--History--To 221 B.C.--Juvenile literature.
China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.--Juvenile literature.
China--History--Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.--Juvenile literature.

DS741.5 / .H65 2006

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