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the invention of writing; the development of a stratified government; the advancement of bronze technology; and the use of the chariot and bronze weapons in warfare.

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a royal dynasty of China (1046 BC – 256 BC) that followed the Shang dynasty.

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describes the three centuries when various rival Chinese states battled viciously for territorial advantage and dominance

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Confucianism and Daoism Developed: 500 BCE

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Confucianism and Daoism Developed: 500 BCE

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originated about the same time (6th–5th century BCE) in what are now the neighboring eastern Chinese provinces of Henan and Shandong, respectively

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Legalism, a school of Chinese philosophy that attained prominence during the turbulent Warring States era (475–221 bce) and, through the influence of the philosophers Shang Yang

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established the first great Chinese empire. The Qin—which lasted only from 221 to 207 bce but from which the name China is derived—established

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reunified China after the civil war following the death of Qin Shihuangdi in 210 BCE