HIS385H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Stone Age, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty
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Pre-historic hk -- to 1841: 100+ archaeological sites in hk, evidence of human settlement in the hk area, ties to chinese dynasties. Chinese dynasties mostly based in the north therefore cool to find evidence that shows connections from the south to north @ china from neolithic to 19th cent. Neolithic = the new stone age -->google. Different neolithic periods around the world in east asia, around 5000-1500 bce: sai kung - found stone tools + fish hooks, (new vs old stone age, old = uses whatever to do things- Weapons can imply war, therefore has hierarchy, someone to command the war found casting moulds + rock carvings (similar pattern to north china ones) Side note- inspiration for confucianism from zhou dynasty. Iron age around 221 bce to now --> unified china - qing dynasty: military important to expand territory + keep the people in check. Outposts in south china + north vietnam --> the southern.
