Book contents
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps and Charts (in color plates)
- Illustrations (in color plates)
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction: The Geography of the Indian Ocean and Its Navigation
- Part I The Ancient Routes of Trade and Cultural Exchanges and the First States (Sixth–Second Millennium bce)
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Birth of the State
- Chapter 2 Early Bronze Age I in Western Asia and Egypt (c. 3000–2700 bce)
- Chapter 3 Early Bronze Age II (c. 2700–1950 bce)
- Chapter 4 The New Spaces of the Middle Bronze Age in Asia and Egypt (c. 2000–1750 bce)
- Chapter 5 The Late Bronze Age (c. 1600–1100 bce), an Area Unified around the Eastern Mediterranean
- Chapter 6 East Asia: From Villages to States (c. 5000–1027 bce)
- Chapter 7 The Emergence of Intermediary Spaces
- Conclusion Were there World-Systems during the Bronze Age?
- Part II The Birth of the Afro-Eurasian World-System (First Millennium bce – Sixth Century ce)
- Bibliography
- Index of Geographical names
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Chapter 6 - East Asia: From Villages to States (c. 5000–1027 bce)
from Part I - The Ancient Routes of Trade and Cultural Exchanges and the First States (Sixth–Second Millennium bce)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 October 2019
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps and Charts (in color plates)
- Illustrations (in color plates)
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction: The Geography of the Indian Ocean and Its Navigation
- Part I The Ancient Routes of Trade and Cultural Exchanges and the First States (Sixth–Second Millennium bce)
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Birth of the State
- Chapter 2 Early Bronze Age I in Western Asia and Egypt (c. 3000–2700 bce)
- Chapter 3 Early Bronze Age II (c. 2700–1950 bce)
- Chapter 4 The New Spaces of the Middle Bronze Age in Asia and Egypt (c. 2000–1750 bce)
- Chapter 5 The Late Bronze Age (c. 1600–1100 bce), an Area Unified around the Eastern Mediterranean
- Chapter 6 East Asia: From Villages to States (c. 5000–1027 bce)
- Chapter 7 The Emergence of Intermediary Spaces
- Conclusion Were there World-Systems during the Bronze Age?
- Part II The Birth of the Afro-Eurasian World-System (First Millennium bce – Sixth Century ce)
- Bibliography
- Index of Geographical names
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
During the four millennia that saw the rise to power of states in western Asia and in Egypt, East Asia followed a unique trajectory, though – very early on – contacts led to the introduction of techniques and products from the west. China, where sedentary communities developed, was a primary center for the domestication of plants and animals. The Neolithic communities in the Yangtze valley region developed slightly later than in western Asia, possibly practicing agriculture during the eighth millennium bce (but more likely during the sixth); a process of rice domestication subsequently began, which led to the development of japonica varieties in the east (though it would be more correct to speak of sinica) and – for some authors – of indica types further south and west.
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- The Worlds of the Indian OceanA Global History, pp. 197 - 219Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019