Historians have studied ancient China for centuries, yet there are still some things that have never been revealed to the public—until now! Here’s your chance to get an exclusive look at what really happened in the world of ancient China. Even if you thought you knew everything there was to know about this time period, chances are you didn’t know these things!

Ancient China boasts the longest-lasting empire in history and is conveniently divided into periods called Dynasties, which are lines of kings or emperors from a single-family. Some of the main dynasties of ancient China include the Zhou, Han, and Tang.

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Script:
-National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/topics/resource-library-ancient-civilization-china/
-History.com
https://www.history.com/tag/ancient-china
-Encyclopedia Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-China
-WorldHistory.org
https://www.worldhistory.org/china/
-Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_China
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_China
-BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z39j2hv
-Crash Course
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylWORyToTo4&ab_channel=CrashCourse


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-Wikimedia Commons (Ma Lin/ Benjamin Azoulay/ Saperaud~commonswiki/ Ian Kiu/ Wargaz/ Soerfm/ SY/ Philg88/ Cold Season/ Louis le Grand~commonswiki/ Dr. Meierhofer~commonswiki/ Erika Wittlieb/ Coolmanjackey/ Gan_yuen/ ChaiCat/ Meidosensei/ Benedetta blair/ Fanghong/ Ksyrie/ Maros/ Zossolino/ PericlesofAthens/ CWH/ hanfulove/ Ws227/ Kaidor/ Seasonsinthesun/ Qiushufang/ Gary Lee Todd/ Nyo~commonswiki/ Richardfabi/ Yan Li-pen/ Ian Kiu/ Kellerassel/ Aza24/ Typo~commonswiki/ Jiao Yu and Liu Ji/ Popolon/ Earthsound/ HuangdiOfSongChina/ Sayf al-Vâhidî. Hérât. Afghanistan/ Araniko/ Astrokey44/ Grevembrock/ Fabien Dany/ anonymous potter from the Jingdezhen imperial kilns/ Johnbod/ Jerrch and Nat/ Sodacan/ Wu Youru/ Michael Angelo Hayes (artist), James Henry Lynch (lithographer)/ Henri Meyer/ Tholme/ Fæ/ Adece033090/ FDRMRZUSA/ Hou Bo/ Spiritual Sausage)

-Flickr (Dennis Jarvis/ Wally Gobetz)

-Pixabay (3209107/ studiopratisaad0)

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Celebrating Chinese New Year by Volodymyr Piddubnyk


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