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  2. Dynastic cycle - Wikipedia

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    Dynastic cycle (traditional Chinese: 朝代循環; simplified Chinese: 朝代循环; pinyin: Cháodài Xúnhuán) is an important political theory in Chinese history. According to this theory, each dynasty of China rises to a political, cultural, and economic peak and then, because of moral corruption, declines, loses the Mandate of Heaven ...

  3. Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia) - Wikipedia

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    Man carrying a box, possibly for offerings. Metalwork, c. 2900–2600 BCE, Sumer. Metropolitan Museum of Art. [1]The Early Dynastic period (abbreviated ED period or ED) is an archaeological culture in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) that is generally dated to c. 2900 – c. 2350 BC and was preceded by the Uruk and Jemdet Nasr periods.

  4. History of China - Wikipedia

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    The traditional lens for viewing Chinese history is the dynastic cycle: imperial dynasties rise and fall, and are ascribed certain achievements. Throughout pervades the narrative that Chinese civilization can be traced as an unbroken thread many thousands of years into the past , making it one of the cradles of civilization .

  5. Portal:Civilizations - Wikipedia

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    The traditional lens for viewing Chinese history is the dynastic cycle: imperial dynasties rise and fall, and are ascribed certain achievements. Throughout pervades the narrative that Chinese civilization can be traced as an unbroken thread many thousands of years into the past , making it one of the cradles of civilization .

  6. Deben (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The earliest evidence for deben is from the Early Dynastic Period.It was found at the site of Buto in Nile Delta.The weighing stone was uncovered in an archaeological context from Second Dynasty, in the so-called "labyrinth" building, it bears the inscription of the "friendly is the heart of Horus, director" (of the installation) "Hemsemenib".

  7. Gold treasure trove uncovered in 1,200-year-old elite burial ...

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    A small gold figurine found in the burial at El Caño Archaeological Park. El Caño Archaeological Park was used as a necropolis, or cemetery, from 700 A.D. until 1000 A.D., when the site was ...

  8. List of time periods - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the continent, the era generally falls between the years AD 200–600 and AD 1200–1500. The major classical civilizations that the era follows are Han China (ending in 220), the Western Roman Empire (in 476), the Gupta Empire (in the 550s), and the Sasanian Empire (in 651). Middle Ages – Lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

  9. Chinese historiography - Wikipedia

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    The book describes the general pattern of the official dynastic histories with regard to the structure, method, arrangement, sequence, caption, and commentary, dating back to the Warring States period. The Zizhi Tongjian was a pioneering reference work of Chinese historiography.