Hollihan-Elliot, Sheila.

The ancient history of China / Sheila Hollihan-Elliot. - Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2006. - 119 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm. - The history and culture of China. . - History and culture of China. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-113) and index.

Introduction -- The Chinese way -- The seeds of Chinese civilization -- The legendary emperors and the Xia Dynasty -- Shang Dynasty: war and grandeur -- Western Zhou: an age of peace and prosperity -- Eastern Zhou: chaos and solutions -- Qin: the first unified empire -- Early Han: a flowering of culture -- Epilogue: Wang Mang: heaven's mandate, gained and lost.

ISBN: 9781590848227 1590848225

LCCN: 2004022618

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
China--History--To 221 B.C.
China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
China--History--Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Young adult literature.

LC Class. No.: DS741.5 / .H65 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 931