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Bronze Casting Ritual
- Bronze Age craftsmen meticulously cast elaborate vessels for rituals.
- Their work was essential for societal prosperity and safety.
Bronze Age Expansion
- The Bronze Age brought increased scale to Chinese societies: bigger cities and more powerful elites.
- This era witnessed the rise of direct forerunners of dynasties and states documented in written texts.
Challenges of Early History
- Written history in China goes back over 3,000 years, but the reliability of early texts is questionable.
- Archaeology helps fill the gaps but interpreting findings alongside legendary texts needs careful consideration.