China
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- yangshao culture
- 5000-2000BC in north central china, centered on yellow river
- Zhong-Guo
- where urban state level society comes together
- scapulimacy
- producing burned cracka ro make prophecies
- shang dynasty
- 1750-1045BC, unstable political system, integration of northern region under 29 kings, zhengzhou is early capital, shu and zhou enemies
- dragon
- on west
- puyang
- shaman, buried with jade and tiger and dragon
- xia or erlitou culture
- 2100-2000BC, south huanghe river and spread, complex chiefdom or early state?
- longshan culture
- 3000-2200BC, development of ritual and political hierarchies, large walled settlements, evidence of war, specialized craft, shmanistic cults with oracle bones, scapulimacy, mythical animals
- anyang
- later capital city
- zhengzhou
- early shang capital then yinxu
- taotie monster
- dragon
- tiger
- on east