China and the World in the Liangzhu Era

Foreword: Liangzhu and Five Thousand Years of Chinese Civilization
Contents
Part I West Asia Civilization Circle
1 Introduction
	1.1 What is Civilization?
	1.2 What is the State?
	1.3 China and the World 5,000 Years Ago
	References
2 Sumerian Civilization
	2.1 The Land of Eden
	2.2 Cultural Integration
		2.2.1 Halaf Period
		2.2.2 Ubaid Period
		2.2.3 Uruk Period
	2.3 Sumerian Civilization
		2.3.1 The Late Uruk Period-Jemdet Nasr Period
		2.3.2 Early Dynastic Period
	2.4 Brief History of the Early Dynastic Period
		2.4.1 The Prehistoric Period Before the Flood
		2.4.2 The Early Dynastic Period After the Flood
		2.4.3 Akkadian Period
	References
3 Ancient Egyptian Civilization
	3.1 The Gift of the Nile
	3.2 From Culture to Civilization
		3.2.1 Badarian Period
		3.2.2 Naqada Period
	3.3 The Kings of the Upper and Lower Egypt
		3.3.1 Dynasty Zero Period
		3.3.2 The Early Dynastic Period
	3.4 The Pyramid Period
	References
4 Harappa Civilization
	4.1 Resplendence of the Indus River
	4.2 Emergence of Harappa Civilization
		4.2.1 Cultural Deposit (6,500 BC–3,300 BC)
		4.2.2 Emergence of Harappa Civilization (3,300–1,900 BC)
	4.3 The Flourishing Cities
		4.3.1 Mohenjo-Daro Site
		4.3.2 Harappa Site
		4.3.3 Dholavira Site
	4.4 The Characteristics of Civilization
	References
Part II East Asia Civilization Circle
5 The Birth of the Chinese Civilization
	5.1 Peiligang Period and Hougang Period: Origin of an Unequal Society
	5.2 Miaodigou Period: Age of the Yellow Emperor
	5.3 Liangzhu Period: Emergence of the State
	5.4 Longshan Period: Co-existence of the City States
	References
6 The Rise of the Crescent Area in Southeast China
	6.1 Liangzhu: The Earliest State Society in East Asia
		6.1.1 Majiabang Period
		6.1.2 Songze Period
		6.1.3 Liangzhu Period
	6.2 The Rise and Expansion of the East
	6.3 Heydays of Jianghan Region
	References
7 The Great Central China Area: The Late Yangshao Period to Miaodigou II Period
	7.1 Huge Changes in the Cultural Landscape of the Late Yangshao Period
	7.2 City Sites and Royal Cemeteries
		7.2.1 Xipo Site
		7.2.2 Xishan City Site
		7.2.3 Resurgence of Miaodigou Phase II Culture
	References
8 The Formation of the Crescent Area in Northwest China
	8.1 Tanmiaozhong: Hongshan Civilization
	8.2 Gansu-Qinghai Region
	8.3 Conclusions
Conclusions