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| | Ancient China: The Yellow River Culture |
 | | Sometime around 4000 BC, when the area was much more temperate and forested, populations around the southern bend of the Yellow River began to practice agriculture. |
 | | The Hsia Dynasty, 2205-1766 BC According to the Chinese historians, the last of the sage kings, Yu, founded a dynasty of kings, the Hsia. |
 | | In 1766 BC, after four hundred years of rule, the Hsia dynasty was overthrown by T'ang, who began a new dynasty, the Shang. |
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