An Introduction to the Dynasties of Ancient China Images and Attributions
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The Early History of Ancient China
Peking Man reconstruction https://www.flickr.com/photos/101561334@N08/9829520873/ Gary Todd Public Domain
File:Stone Tools of Yuanmou Man (Cast).png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stone_Tools_of_Yuanmou_Man_(Cast).png SSYoung - own work CC BY SA 4.0
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IMG_6061 Banpo Village https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianz/2594781748/in/photolist-4XhWdm-4XdCPr-4XhV3j-4XdBBt-4XhUMA-4XhXsG-4XhVA1-4XdDSx-4XdC9R-4XdBpr-4XhTiG-4XhWGS-4XdCgx-4XhVfh-4XhUaN-4XdAG2-4XhXq9-4XhWUy-4XhWto-4XdE7c-4XhWZA-4XhVtC-4XdBFF-4XdCBT-4XhUA5-4XhWou-4XhTPE-4XdAq4-4XdAbD-4XdDMV-4XhTro-4XdBDH-4XdBav-4XhTkY-4XdAYn-4XhWvA-4XdCxc-4XhXvo-4XdBfv-4XhU55-4XdCGR-4XhVLj-4XhVcj-4XhWNS-4XhVVU-4XdAfR-4XhWWf-4XdBJa-4XhTgh-4XhWgj Ianz CC BY SA 2.0
The First Chinese Dynasties
File:King Yu of Xia.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Yu_of_Xia.jpg user: Stout256 / National Palace Museum, Taipei Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain
File:Emperor-shun-70a1a2ad-1038-4f50-8ec2-92b0fad34b3-resize-750.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emperor-shun-70a1a2ad-1038-4f50-8ec2-92b0fad34b3-resize-750.png გიორგი ვარამაშვილი - own work CC BY SA 4.0
File:Xiajie.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xiajie.png User:Shibo77 Rubbing of relief from the Wu-family Shrines, Jiaxiang, Shandong, China, around 150 CE. Public Domain
File:King Tang of Shang.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Tang_of_Shang.jpg National Palace Museum, Taipei / user: Stout256 Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain
IMG_2998 - incense burning https://www.flickr.com/photos/benoxi/4968615272/in/album-72157624902723308/ Benoxi CC BY 2.0
Chinese Lacquered Coffin https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6786/chinese-lacquered-coffin/#google_vignette Lamiot CC BY SA 4.0
The Zhou Dynasty
File:King Wu of Zhou.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Wu_of_Zhou.jpg Page 94 of 故宮圖像選萃 (Gu gong tu xiang xuan cui) Masterpieces of Chinese Portrait Painting in the National Palace Museum. Taipei: National Palace Museum. 1971. / user: Stout256 / National Palace Museum, Taipei Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain
Confucius https://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_web/466866299/ Rob Web CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
The Spring & Autumn Period and the Warring States
File:春秋青铜鎏金虎噬羊形器座.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:春秋青铜鎏金虎噬羊形器座.jpg 三猎 - own work CC BY SA 4.0
Eastern Zhou Bronze Dagger Hilt, 7th-3rd C. BC https://flickr.com/photos/101561334@N08/24206030507 Gary Todd Public Domain
File:Battle of Changping.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Changping.png SY - own work CC BY SA 4.0
File:Qin Shi Huang statue.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Qin_Shi_Huang_statue.jpg JesseW900 - own work CC BY SA 4.0
Qin Dynasty
File:QinShiHuang19century.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:QinShiHuang19century.jpg Unknown (18??–18??) / user: Lecen / Portal, Jane (Ed.). The first emperor: China's Terracotta Army. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2007 ISBN 978-0-674-02697-7 Invalid ISBN (p.29) Updated image from National Geographic Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain
File:The Great Wall of China at Jinshanling-edit.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Great_Wall_of_China_at_Jinshanling-edit.jpg Severin.stalder - own work CC BY SA 3.0
China-7146 - Shi Huang https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/2212759555/ Dennis Jarvis CC BY SA 2.0
File:Terracotta Army, View of Pit 1.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Terracotta_Army,_View_of_Pit_1.jpg Jmhullot - own work CC BY 3.0
File:Terracota warriors 002.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terracota_warriors_002.jpg J. Arpon - own work CC BY SA 3.0
The Han Dynasty
File:Xiang Yu.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xiang_Yu.jpg ShangGuan Zhou（上官周）/ user: Huangdan2060 Public Domain US
File:Liu Bang.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liu_Bang.jpg ShangGuan Zhou（上官周 / user: Huangdan2060 Public Domain US
File:Hangaozu.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hangaozu.jpg User:Miuki - own work Public Domain US
Female Dancer https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/42178?ft=han+dynasty&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Open Access](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access) CC0
File:漢武帝.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:漢武帝.jpg Unknown author / user: Shyoon1 Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain
The Xin & Eastern Han Dynasties
File:Wang Mang.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wang_Mang.jpg Unknown author / factsanddetails.com/china/cat2/sub2/entry-5421.html / Yiwenshi Public Domain US
File:Han Guangwu Di.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Han_Guangwu_Di.jpg Original collection can be viewed at Museum of Fine Arts. / user: Jonathan Groß Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain
Trade Links between the Roman Empire and the East (1st - 3rd centuries) https://member.worldhistory.org/image/15772/trade-links-between-the-roman-empire-and-the-east/ Simeon Netchev CC BY NC SA 4.0
File:Ménade danzante, Casa del Naviglio, Pompeya.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ménade_danzante,_Casa_del_Naviglio,_Pompeya.jpg Age Fotostock / Alonso de Mendoza Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain
File:Court ladies pounding silk from a painting (捣练图) by Emperor Huizong.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Court_ladies_pounding_silk_from_a_painting_(捣练图)_by_Emperor_Huizong.jpg The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202. Museum of Fine Arts, online collection The compilation copyright is held by Zenodot Verlagsgesellschaft mbH GNU Free Documentation License
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File:Long Corridor-曹操赋诗.JPG - Cao Cao https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Long_Corridor-曹操赋诗.JPG Shizhao - own work CC BY SA 3.0
File:龟形铜砚滴 吴.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:龟形铜砚滴_吴.jpg Huanokinhejo - own work CC BY SA 4.0
File:Mulan, 18th century, ink and colors on silk.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mulan,_18th_century,_ink_and_colors_on_silk.jpg /https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1936-1009-0-83 Album. Lady (Mulan). Ink and colours on silk. London: British Museum. British Museum British Museum Licensing CC BY NC SA 4.0
The Tang Dynasty
File:TangGaozu.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TangGaozu.jpg / https://painting.npm.gov.tw User Kellerassel on de.wikipedia / Shizhao Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain
File:A Tang Dynasty Empress Wu Zetian.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Tang_Dynasty_Empress_Wu_Zetian.JPG Unknown author / Image taken from An 18th century album of portraits of 86 emperors of China, with Chinese historical notes. Originally published/produced in China, 18th century. (British Library, Shelfmark Or. 2231) / user: Highshines Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain
File:Leshan Buddha Statue View.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leshan_Buddha_Statue_View.JPG Ariel Steiner - own work / Small quality improvement by Karelj CC BY SA 2.5
File:An Lu Shan.jpeg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:An_Lu_Shan.jpeg Unknown author / user: 富士の渓流 Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain
File:An Lushan Rebellion.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:An_Lushan_Rebellion.png SY - own work CC BY SA 4.0
File:Nanchan Temple 1.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nanchan_Temple_1.JPG Zeus1234 - own work CC BY SA 3.0 / GNU Free Documentation License
Jar with Dragon https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39666?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=ming+porcelain&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=13 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Open Access](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access) CC0
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