The history of China is divided into several stages. Officials in Chinese mainland usually think that Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties were the slave society period, and the Qin Dynasty officially entered the feudal society period until the demise of the Qing Dynasty, followed by the beginning of the democratic period. Various cultures in prehistoric times in China experienced the following stages:
The ape-man period in China, the early Paleolithic period, is about 500,000 to 400,000 years ago.
Hetao period-Middle Paleolithic period, about 200 ~ 65438+ 10,000 years ago.
Neanderthal period-Late Paleolithic period, about 10 to 20000 years ago.
Painted pottery culture period (Yangshao culture period)-Late Neolithic period, about 2500 BC to 1300 BC.
Black pottery culture period (Longshan culture period)-the end of Neolithic age
China formed a matriarchal clan society in the painted pottery culture period 40,000 to 50,000 years ago. Among them, the central area is distributed in central Shaanxi Province, western Henan Province and southern Shanxi Province, with primitive agriculture as the mainstay.
Banpo settlement and Hemudu settlement are the representatives of this period.
Three Sages King and Five Emperors —— Legendary Rulers of China in Ancient Times.
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Xia Shang Zhou Xi Zhou
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