HIS385H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Religion In Israel, Fish Hooks, Cheung Chau
Document Summary
100+ archaeological site in hk from neolithic (5000-1500bc) until 1841. Hk at this point is broader: may include parts of southern china. Evidence of human settlement in hk area since neolithic (refined tools for purpose, intellectual advancement) Ties with chinese dynasties since the bronze age, records linking hk to china. Bronze period hk rock carving similar in design to bronze images from shang and zhou casting moulds rock carvings dynasties, long distance from each other points to ld travel. Qin dynasty makes written reference to frontier military outposts (cid:862) outher(cid:374) ea(cid:863) outpost accessed south china to north vietnam, and included modern hk area. Indigenous population conquered by qin army in south china ppls who populated s. China and n vietnam; some argue they are cantonese ancestors. 207bc: political division in china, led to autonomous regional kingdoms: one in south including hk area.
