The earliest societies of human society were found in Asia. 120,000 to 25,000 years ago Homo sapiens inhabited parts of Southeast Asia. These early humans had very good survival skills. They used very sophisticated tools and language. Asia had a very successful agriculture system b 5000 BCE. It consisted of Wheat, barley, cattle, sheep, goat, pigs, millet, rice, soybeans, mulberry, chickens, bananas, yams, peas, rice, and oxen. With the expansion of agriculture villages and towns came about throughout the Yellow River and Yangzi River valleys. The earliest Dynasty that took control of most of China was the Xia Dynasty.

In the early seventh century the Chinese emperor ordered that no one was to travel beyond China’s border. There were several attempts after the Han Dynasty to have control over all of China. It was finally successful when Yan Jian an ambitious ruler in northern China centralized imperial rule. There were three dynasties during this time. The Sui, Song, and Tang. Sui dynasty was short lived but the Song and Tang dynasties organized Chinese society and once again made it efficient and became the center for agriculture and industrial production. During these two dynasties there were new agricultural techniques and rapid population growth.

The Shang dynasty followed in 1766. During this time there was major growth of cities. Wheeled carts and chariots were invented for transportation. They began sharing their ideas with surrounding neighbors. Arts and Crafts become very popular for trade. Shang rulers had many military armies at their disposal.

asty was considered to be one of the first attempts to organize public life in China. One of the reasons for their success was the Yellow River used for agriculture. The founder of this dynasty was Yu. The Xia dynasty encouraged advances in civilization. During this time there was a demand for better tools and bronze replaced wood and stone tools.

For most of history the Mongols, nomadic people, lived in eastern central Europe. Around the 1200’s Temujin organized the various Mongol tribes into the largest empire the world had ever seen. They recognized his great leadership and named him Chinggis Khan, which means universal ruler. He began a conquest for China in 1211. The Song dynasty was still ruling China at the time. By 1220 the Mongols had largely established control over China. The Mongols made a lot of changes in China. They ended privileges of Confucian scholars and dismantled the educational and examination system. The Mongol decline began in 1335.

The following was the Zhou dynasty. One of the major principles that were set during the Zhou dynasty was the Mandate of Heaven. This concept is that the ruler is considered the son of heaven and served as a link between heaven and earth. The heavenly powers would have to approve of his work or the dynasty would fail and the heavenly

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