Civilizations

The Han are the majority ethnic group in China-the largest ethnic group in the world by number of individuals-and make up about 92 percent of China’s population and 20.52 percent of the world’s entire population.

The Manchus are an ethnic minority in China that originated in what is now northeastern Manchuria.

The Qin Dynasty was a dynasty that ruled China between 221 BC and 207 BC.

The Xia dynasty finds its source in Chinese historiography, in particular the Classic of Documents.

The Zhou dynasty is according to traditional historiography the third Chinese dynasty.

The Spring and Autumn period or Chunqiu period designates, in Chinese history, the first part of the Eastern Zhou dynasty, i.e. a period going from about 771 to 481

The Antigonids are a dynasty of the Hellenistic time which reigned on Macedonia from 277 to 168 BC.

The Greco-Bactrian kingdoms are a group of Hellenistic states founded by Greek rulers established in Central Asia, centered on Bactria and Sogdiana.

The Sarmatians were an ancient people consisting of nomadic Iranian-speaking tribes from the 4th century BC.

The Asmonaean dynasty dominated the political life of Palestine shortly after the middle of the 2nd century BC.