1 Sources for the earliest history 2 The Peking Man 3 The Palaeolithic Age 4 The Neolithic Age 5 The eight
principal prehistoric cultures 6 The Yang-shao culture 7 The Lung-shan culture 8 The first petty States in
Shansi
Chapter II: THE SHANG DYNASTY ( c. 1600-1028 B.C.)
1 Period, origin, material culture 2 Writing and Religion 3 Transition to feudalism
ANTIQUITY
Chapter III: THE CHOU DYNASTY ( c. 1028-257 B.C.)
1 Cultural origin of the Chou and end of the Shang dynasty
2 Feudalism in the new empire
3 Fusion of Chou and Shang
4 Limitation of the imperial power
5 Changes in the relative strength of the feudal states
6 Confucius
7 Lao Tz[)u]
Chapter IV: THE CONTENDING STATES (481-256 B.C.): DISSOLUTION OF THE FEUDAL SYSTEM
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1 Social and military changes
2 Economic changes
3 Cultural changes
Chapter V: THE CH'IN DYNASTY (256-207 B.C.)
1 Towards the unitary State 2 Centralization in every field 3 Frontier Defence. Internal colapse
THE MIDDLE AGES
Chapter VI: THE HAN DYNASTY (206 B.C.-A.D. 220)
1 Development of the gentry-state
2 Situation of the Hsiung-nu empire; its relation to the
Han empire. Incorporation of South China
3 Brief feudal reaction. Consolidation of the gentry
4 Turkestan policy. End of the Hsiung-nu empire
5 Impoverishment. Cliques. End of the Dynasty
6 The pseudo-socialistic dictatorship. Revolt of the "Red Eyebrows"
7 Reaction and Restoration: the Later Han dynasty
8 Hsiung-nu policy
9 Economic situation. Rebelion of the "Yelow Turbans".
Colapse of the Han dynasty
10 Literature and Art
Chapter VII: THE EPOCH OF THE FIRST DIVISION OF CHINA (A.D. 220-580)
(A) The three kingdoms (A.D. 220-265)
1 Social, intelectual, and economic problems during the
period of the first division
2 Status of the two southern Kingdoms
3 The northern State of Wei
(B) The Western Chin dynasty (265-317) 1 Internal situation in the Chin empire 2 Effect on the
frontier peoples 3 Struggles for the throne 4 Migration of Chinese 5 Victory of the Huns. The Hun
Han dynasty (later renamed the Earlier Chao dynasty)
(C) The alien empires in North China, down to the Toba
(A.D. 317-385)
1 The Later Chao dynasty in eastern North China (Hun; 329-352)
2 Earlier Yen dynasty in the north-east (proto-Mongol; 352-370),
and the Earlier Ch'in dynasty in al north China (Tibetan; 351-394)
3 The fragmentation of north China
4 Sociological analysis of the two great alien empires
5 Sociological analysis of the petty States
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6 Spread of Buddhism
(D) The Toba empire in North China (A.D. 385-550) 1 The rise of the Toba State 2 The Hun
kingdom of the Hsia (407-431) 3 Rise of the Toba to a great power 4 Economic and social
conditions 5 Victory and retreat of Buddhism
(E) Succession States of the Toba (A.D. 550-580):
Northern Ch'i dynasty, Northern Chou dynasty
1 Reasons for the splitting of the Toba empire
2 Appearance of the (Gök) Turks
3 The Northern Ch'i dynasty; the Northern Chou dynasty
(F) The southern empires
1 Economic and social situation in the south
2 Struggles between cliques under the Eastern Chin dynasty
(A.D. 317-419)
3 The Liu-Sung dynasty (A.D. 420-478) and the Southern Ch'i dynasty
(A.D. 479-501)
4 The Liang dynasty (A.D. 502-556)
5 The Ch'en dynasty (A.D. 557-588) and its ending by the Sui
6 Cultural achievements of the south
Chapter VIII: THE EMPIRES OF THE SUI AND THE T'ANG
(A) The Sui dynasty (A.D. 580-618) 1 Internal situation in the newly unified empire 2 Relations with
Turks and with Korea 3 Reasons for colapse
(B) The T'ang dynasty (A.D. 618-906)
1 Reforms and decentralization
2 Turkish policy
3 Conquest of Turkestan and Korea. Summit of power
4 The reign of the empress Wu: Buddhism and capitalism
5 Second blossoming of T'ang culture
6 Revolt of a military governor
7 The role of the Uighurs. Confiscation of the capital of the
monasteries
8 First successful peasant revolt. Colapse of the empire
MODERN TIMES
Chapter IX: THE EPOCH OF THE SECOND DIVISION OF CHINA
(A) The period of the Five Dynasties (906-960)
1 Beginning of a new epoch
2 Political situation in the tenth century
3 Monopolistic trade in South China. Printing and paper money in the
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4 Political history of the Five Dynasties
(B) Period of Moderate Absolutism (1) The Northern Sung dynasty 1 Southward expansion 2
Administration and army. Inflation 3 Reforms and Welfare schemes 4 Cultural situation (philosophy,
religion, literature, painting) 5 Military colapse
(2) The Liao (Kitan) dynasty in the north (937-1125) 1 Sociological structure. Claim to the
Chinese imperial throne 2 The State of the Kara-Kitai
(3) The Hsi-Hsia State in the north (1038-1227) 1 Continuation of Turkish traditions
(4) The empire of the Southern Sung dynasty (1127-1279)
1 Foundation
2 Internal situation
3 Cultural situation; reasons for the colapse
(5) The empire of the Juchên in the north (i 115-1234)
1 Rapid expansion from northern Korea to the Yangtze
2 United front of al Chinese
3 Start of the Mongol empire