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Ancient China: Dynasties, Wars, Geography, Art, and More
Written by Kelly Mass
Narrated by Doug Greene
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About this audiobook
It’s hard to cover all of China’s vast history in a short book, but for the sake of leaving out details, we will still give it a try. In this guide, you will be able to learn more about the most important turning events, eras, dynasties, leaders, wars, and cultural aspects of ancient China.
Ancient China has different historic periods. The first we will talk about in this book is the Xia Dynasty. And after that, others will be dealt with, as they were the ages that followed that. Then we will discuss the Shang and Zhou dynasty. Enjoy!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have absolutely no complaints about this particular audio book. Knowing so many new aspects of this concept was informing, to say the very least. It was a breath of fresh air. I truly appreciated it. I almost missed out on this book, but I am actually happy that I saw it anyway. It makes sense what the writer states, particularly in the last couple of chapters, in which the case becomes a conclusion.