Ancient China Booklist

World History > Early Civilization > Ancient China (6000 BCE-220 CE)

Ancient China is typically referred to as the time between the beginning of the Neolithic period (ca. 6,000 BCE) and the end of the Han dynasty (220 CE). This is roughly equivalent to the period of the Roman Empire in the West. This is the formative stage of Chinese civilization. During this time, what we now call China developed from a collection of isolated cultural communities to a set of organized states which eventually coalesced around the idea of a single unified state, and then expanded to include contact with other civilizations.

Book recommendations pertaining to Ancient China.

See Also: Medieval Asia

Book Title	Author	PubDate	Reading Age	Time Period	Time Frame	Geographic Area	Country	Topic	Genre	Format
The Ch'i-lin Purse	Fang, Linda	1997	LE	Early Civilizations	800 BCE-1300 CE	Asia	China	Chinese Tales	M F	PB
You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Great Wall of China	Morley, Jacqueline	2017	LE MG	Early Civilization	770-206 BCE	Asia	China	Great Wall of China	NF	PB
The Great Wall Of China	Fisher, Leonard Everett	1995	LE	Early Civilization	770 BCE	Asia	China	Great Wall of China	NF	PB
Mulan: Before the Sword	Lin, Grace	2020	MG UMG	Early Civilization	400	Asia	China	Mulan Han Dynasty Mythology	F	CB

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List of abbreviations:

Reading Age	Genre	Format
LE = lower elementary MG = middle grade (8-12 yrs.) UMG = upper-middle grade (11-14 yrs.) YA = young adult (14+) A = adult (18+)	NF - non fiction F = fiction Bio = biography HF = historical fantasy AH = alternate history OV - own voices M = mythology S = spine book	PB = picture book GN = graphic novel ER = early reader CB = chapter book B = book (NF) N = novel M = memoir