China has a long history, which is about 5,000 years from the period of Xuanyuan (also known as Gongsun Xuanyuan), the tribe of the Yellow Emperor. It is about 4600 years since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. About 4 100 years since Xia dynasty; It was in prehistoric times in 3000 BC. In prehistoric times, China had a formal historical record of human development, including early ape-man, late ape-man, matriarchal clan, and the legendary history of three emperors and five emperors, until the Xia Dynasty was finally established. This period has the longest time span, from 6.5438+0.7 million years ago to 2.65438+0 century BC.
Xia dynasty (about 2070~ 1600? ) is the first hereditary dynasty recorded in China's history books. It is generally believed that the * * * of the Xia Dynasty spread to the fourteenth generation, and the rulers of the Xia Dynasty called it "Hou" when they were in office, and called it "Emperor" after they died seventeen years later, which lasted about 47 1 year? , destroyed by the Shang dynasty. Later generations often call themselves "Huaxia", making it synonymous with China.
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The period of Yao, Shun and Yu was also a period of transition to slave society. Yu has the title of Xia Wang. With the establishment of Xia Dynasty, the prehistoric period came to an end, and China entered the era of ancient civilization.
According to the tradition of military democracy, the highest military leader of a tribal alliance must be elected or recognized by many tribal leaders through certain ceremonies. The "abdication" system in ancient legends of China belongs to this nature. This traditional "abdication" old system still existed in the Yao and Shun period. Yu achieved the highest ruling position, won the support of the leaders of the Xia Dynasty, and got the title of the supreme monarch of the Xia Dynasty, thus formally establishing the Xia Dynasty. Since then, hereditary kingship has been completely determined, and the history of the Chinese civilization era has begun.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Prehistoric Period
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Xia Dynasty