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===Dynastic Period===
===Dynastic Period===
{{History of China}}
China is the oldest continuous major world civilization, with records dating back about 3,500 years. Based on stories and artifacts, [[secular]] historians hypothesize that the area was occupied about 5,000 years ago, but there is no verifiable tie-in to the nation now known as China. Also, the secular understanding of Chinese history must be reevaluated in light of the [[Great Flood]].<ref>[http://www.creationism.org/csshs/v06n2p04.htm Roy L. Hales, "Archaeology, The Bible and The
China is the oldest continuous major world civilization, with records dating back about 3,500 years. Based on stories and artifacts, [[secular]] historians hypothesize that the area was occupied about 5,000 years ago, but there is no verifiable tie-in to the nation now known as China. Also, the secular understanding of Chinese history must be reevaluated in light of the [[Great Flood]].<ref>[http://www.creationism.org/csshs/v06n2p04.htm Roy L. Hales, "Archaeology, The Bible and The
Post-Flood Origins of Chinese History," from www.creationism.org]</ref> Successive dynasties developed a system of bureaucratic control that gave the agrarian-based Chinese an advantage over neighboring nomadic and hill cultures. Chinese civilization was further strengthened by the development of a Confucian state ideology and a common written language that bridged the gaps among the country's many local languages and dialects. Whenever China was conquered by nomadic tribes, as it was by the Mongols in the 13th century, the conquerors sooner or later adopted the ways of the "higher" Chinese civilization and staffed the bureaucracy with Chinese.
Post-Flood Origins of Chinese History," from www.creationism.org]</ref> Successive dynasties developed a system of bureaucratic control that gave the agrarian-based Chinese an advantage over neighboring nomadic and hill cultures. Chinese civilization was further strengthened by the development of a Confucian state ideology and a common written language that bridged the gaps among the country's many local languages and dialects. Whenever China was conquered by nomadic tribes, as it was by the Mongols in the 13th century, the conquerors sooner or later adopted the ways of the "higher" Chinese civilization and staffed the bureaucracy with Chinese.