Ebook: This Is China: The First 5,000 Years

This Is China contains, in brief, everything we need to know about 5,000 years of history, 30 years of "opening," and a future that promises to shape the 21st century for all of us. Drawn from the vast resources of the Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, this concise 120-page book is recommended for classroom use, curriculum development, and student review.;Praise for This Is China; Editorial Board; Publisher's Note; Introduction; Chapter 1: BackgroundThe Land and the People; Physical Geography; Human Geography; Chapter 2: From Prehistory to the End of the Empire; Xia Dynasty: Real or Legendary?; Shang Dynasty: Ancestor Worship and Oracle Bones; Zhou Dynasty: Bronze, Jade, and Confucius; Qin Dynasty: Terracotta Soldiers; Han Dynasty: Paper, Porcelain, and the Silk Roads; Southern and Northern Dynasties; Sui Dynasty: China United; Tang Dynasty: Poetry and Literature; Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms; Song Dynasty; Jurchen Jin Dynasty.