Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 97 Parker, Edward Harper 1849 1926 Parker, E. H. (Edward Harper) Ancient China Simplified Reading ease score: 44.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Steve Schulze, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Ancient China Simplified" by Edward Harper Parker is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book seeks to distill the complex and fragmented history of ancient China into a more accessible format, emphasizing the underlying principles and trends of Chinese antiquity rather than focusing on the individual acts of rulers or the details of events. At the start of the text, Parker introduces the concept of dated history in China, pinpointing 842 B.C. as the beginning of accurate historical accounts. He discusses the vast yet nuanced political landscape of ancient China, where the emperor had to flee due to public dissatisfaction, leading to the establishment of vassal states that already existed for centuries. Parker highlights the fragmented nature of early Chinese civilization and the challenges posed by the lack of coherent historical narratives, advocating for a clearer understanding of events that shaped the early social and political systems. This introduction sets the stage for a detailed examination of the foundational aspects of Chinese history while exploring the importance of geography in the development of these ancient states. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en China China -- History DS Text Children's History Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 711719 711599 2024-10-03T10:00:03.803277 2023-10-03T08:59:15.427731 text/html text/html 711712 711592 2024-10-03T10:00:04.112256 2023-10-03T08:59:15.647738 text/html text/html 348513 2024-10-03T10:00:14.836263 application/epub+zip 358911 2024-10-03T10:00:07.868281 application/epub+zip 340070 2024-10-03T10:00:06.465394 application/epub+zip 627588 2024-10-03T10:00:20.709212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573192 2024-10-03T10:00:13.832230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534662 2022-09-03T12:43:29.650211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 677319 677250 2024-10-03T10:00:03.335275 2023-10-03T08:59:15.036734 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 672213 2020-12-29T21:44:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 258566 2020-12-29T21:44:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19495 2024-10-03T10:00:20.840177 application/rdf+xml 13050 2024-10-03T10:00:07.009263 image/jpeg 3397 2024-10-03T10:00:06.742260 image/jpeg 345190 2024-10-03T10:00:04.172270 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia