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The Dawn of History in China
Tides of History
China's First Age of States
The late neolithic period, up to a bit after two thousand b c, was china's first age of states. Fortified sights came to dominate their surroundings along the most valuable real estate in the great river basins. Bronze working became a key industry, specifically the casting of ritual bronze vessels. A serious two decade wet period probably responsible for the end of the langju cultureAlong the lower yangsi there's plentiful for breached levees and flooded settlements further up the yangsee. Along the yellow river, the evidence isn't conclusive but some combination of monsoons, rising sea levels and lateral movement of the river channel could all have created severe floods. It is hardly unreasonable
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