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The earliest evidence of Chinese writing was found on Shang oracle bones.
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Chou dynasty was established and institutes were feudalism.
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Song lyrics, or tz'u, sung by woman entertainers became a mojor poetic form.Li Ch'ing-chao mastered the genre.
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Confucius teaches about ethical values such as honesty, loyalty, and respect for the elderly. Later his disciples recorded his teaching in Analects.
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The first anthology of poetry was completed after over 100 years.
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Pan Chao, the sister of Pan Ku, was an imperial historian after death for writing "Lessons for Women"
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Ssu-ma Ch'ien writes "records of the Historian", the history of china through Wu Ti's religion.
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Nomads from the north capture and plunder Hao. The Chou dynasty capital, and local warlords battle one another.