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  2. Yellow River civilization - Wikipedia

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    History of China. Yellow River civilization, Huanghe civilization or Huanghe Valley civilization (Chinese: 黃河文明), Hwan‐huou civilization is an ancient Chinese civilization that prospered in the middle and lower basin of the Yellow River. [1] Agriculture was started in the flood plain of the Yellow River, and before long, through flood ...

  3. Erlitou culture - Wikipedia

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    The Erlitou culture (Chinese: 二里頭; pinyin: Èrlǐtóu) was an early Bronze Age society and archaeological culture. It existed in the Yellow River valley from approximately 1900 to 1500 BC. [1] [2] A 2007 study using radiocarbon dating proposed a narrower date range of 1750–1530 BC. [3]

  4. Yangshao culture - Wikipedia

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    Yǎngsháo wénhuà. The Yangshao culture (Chinese: 仰韶文化; pinyin: Yǎngsháo wénhuà) was a Neolithic culture that existed extensively along the middle reaches of the Yellow River in China from around 5000 BC to 3000 BC.

  5. River valley civilization - Wikipedia

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    River valley civilization. A river valley civilization is an agricultural nation or civilization situated beside and drawing sustenance from a river. A river gives the inhabitants a reliable source of water for drinking and agriculture. Some other possible benefits for the inhabitants are fishing, fertile soil due to annual flooding, and ease ...

  6. Longshan culture - Wikipedia

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    Black egg-shell pottery stemmed cup of the Shandong Longshan. Shandong Museum Black pottery wine jar (lei).National Museum of China White pottery gui.Shandong Museum. The Longshan (or Lung-shan) culture, also sometimes referred to as the Black Pottery Culture, was a late Neolithic culture in the middle and lower Yellow River valley areas of northern China from about 3000 to 1900 BC.

  7. Shang dynasty - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Shang dynasty (Chinese : 商朝; pinyin : Shāng cháo), also known as the Yin dynasty (殷代; Yīn dài), was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Western Zhou dynasty. The classic account of the Shang comes from ...

  8. Yellow River - Wikipedia

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    The Yellow River[ a ] is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi) and a watershed of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi). Beginning in the Bayan Har Mountains, the river flows generally eastwards before entering the 1,500 km (930 mi) long Ordos Loop, which runs ...

  9. Banpo culture - Wikipedia

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    Banpo is a Neolithic archaeological site located in the Yellow River valley, east of present-day Xi'an, China.Discovered in 1953 by Shi Xingbang, [1] the site represents the first phase of the Yangshao culture (c. 5000 – c. 3000 BCE) and features the remains of several well organized settlements—including Jiangzhai, which has been radiocarbon dated to c. 4700 – c. 3600 BCE).