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Agriculture in China developed gradually, with initial domestication of a few grains and animals gradually expanding with the addition of many others over subsequent millennia. [9] The earliest evidence of cultivated rice, found by the Yangtze River, was carbon-dated to 8,000 years ago. [10]
During this period, there was also a fever for the Yellow Emperor worship in China. [10] [11] Since then, the concept of "five thousand years of Chinese civilization" has become more popular. Similar expressions such as "5000 years of Chinese history" have also emerged and become popular in China, including the People's Republic of China period.
The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy. (2001) Schulz-Forberg, Hagen, ed. A Global Conceptual History of Asia, 1860–1940 (2015) Smith, Alan K. Creating a World Economy: Merchant Capital, Colonialism, and World Trade, 1400-1825 (Routledge, 2019). Von Glahn, Richard. The Economic History of China (2016)
~500–1000: The Radhanites were medieval Jewish merchants who dominated trade between the Christian and Islamic worlds during the early Middle Ages and travelled as far as Tang-dynasty China. ~550: Byzantine traveler and author Cosmas Indicopleustes completes his work Christian Topography describing geographical features gleaned from his own ...
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500 BC: Cast iron was first invented in China. 486 BC: The Wu king King Fuchai of Wu ordered the building of the Han Canal. 484 BC: Wu Zixu died. 482 BC: The Yue king King Goujian of Yue captured the Wu capital in a surprise assault. 479 BC: The generally agreed upon date of Confucius' death. 477 BC: Ji Gai died. 475 BC
On the 500th anniversary of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico, on Aug. 13, 1521, the documentary "499" from Rodrigo Reyes tackles colonialism's shadow.
Someone lost a gold ring 500 years ago. It was just found — in nearly new condition Ancient board game — dating back over 3,000 years — discovered in Spain.