Outline of ancient China
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient China:
Ancient China – China under the rule of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, beginning around 2070 B.C. and extending until approximately 256 B.C.
Geography of ancient China
Locations in ancient China
Regions of ancient China
- Regions of ancient China during the Xia and Shang dynasties
- * Nine Provinces
- *# Ji Province
- *# Jing Province
- *# Liang Province
- *# Qing Province
- *# Xu Province
- *# Yan Province
- *# Yang Province
- *# Yong Province
- *# Yu Province
Government and politics of ancient China
- Political thought in ancient China
- * Mandate of Heaven
- Ancient Chinese states
- Interstate relations during the Spring and Autumn period
- Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
- Aristocracy in ancient China
Rulers in ancient China
- Kings of the Xia dynasty
- * Yu the Great
- * Qi
- * Tai Kang
- * Zhong Kang
- * Xiang
- * Shao Kang
- * Zhu
- * Huai
- * Mang
- * Xie
- * Bu Jiang
- * Jiong
- * Jin
- * Kong Jia
- * Gao
- * Fa
- * Jie
- Kings of the Shang Dynasty
- * Early Shang period
- ** Da Yi
- ** Da Ding
- ** Da Jia
- ** Bu Bing
- ** Da Geng
- ** Xiao Jia
- ** Da Wu
- ** Lü Ji
- ** Zhong Ding
- ** Bu Ren
- ** Jian Jia
- ** Zu Yi
- ** Zu Xin
- ** Qiang Jia
- ** Zu Ding
- ** Nan Geng
- ** Xiang Jia
- * Yin period
- ** Pan Geng
- ** Xiao Xin
- ** Xiao Yi
- ** Wu Ding
- ** Zu Geng
- ** Zu Jia
- ** Lin Xin
- ** Kang Ding
- ** Wu Yi
- ** Wen Wu Ding
- ** Di Yi
- ** Di Xin
Ancient Chinese law
Military history of ancient China
Military of ancient China
- Ancient Chinese armor
- Crossbow
- Military thought
- * During the Zhou Dynasty
- ** Six Secret Teachings – attributed to Lü Shang, a top general of King Wen of Zhou, founder of the Zhou dynasty
- * During Warring States period – great period for military strategy; of the Seven Military Classics of China, four were written during this period:
- ** The Art of War – attributed to Sun Tzu, a highly influential study of strategy and tactics.
- ** Wuzi – attributed to Wu Qi, a statesman and commander who served the states of Wei and then Chu.
- ** Wei Liaozi – of uncertain authorship.
- ** The Methods of the Sima – attributed to Sima Rangju, a commander serving the state of Qin.
General history of ancient China
Ancient Chinese history, by period
History of ancient China- Neolithic China – predates ancient China
- Bronze Age China
- * Xia dynasty
- * Shang dynasty
- * Zhou dynasty
- ** Western Zhou
- Iron Age China
- * Zhou dynasty
- ** Eastern Zhou
- *** Spring and Autumn period
- *** Warring States period
Ancient Chinese history, by region
Works on ancient Chinese history
Records of the Grand HistorianThe Cambridge History of Ancient ChinaCulture of ancient China
- Architecture in ancient China
- * Ancient Chinese wooden architecture
- Dogs in ancient China
- Games in ancient China
- * Chuiwan
- * Cuju
- * Go
- * Liubo
- Mythology of China
- * Chinese creation myth
- * Chinese dragon
- Ancient Chinese urban planning
- Women in ancient and imperial China
Art in ancient China
Performing arts in ancient China
Language in ancient China
- Old Chinese or Archaic Chinese
- Classical Chinese or Literary Chinese
- History of names in ancient China
- * History of Chinese personal names
- * History of Chinese surnames in ancient China
- ** Origin of Chinese surnames
- ** Eight Great Surnames of Chinese Antiquity
- Evolution of written Chinese
- * Oracle bone script – earliest confirmed evidence of the Chinese script yet discovered is the body of inscriptions carved on oracle bones from the late Shang dynasty.
- * Chinese bronze inscriptions
- * Seal script