Yellow River civilization, Huanghe civilization or Huanghe Valley civilization (
Chinese: 黃河文明), Hwan‐huou civilization is an
ancient Chinese civilization that prospered in the middle and lower basin of the
Yellow River.[1]Agriculture was started in the
flood plain of the Yellow River, and before long, through
flood control and the
irrigation of the Yellow River, cities were developed and political power found reinforcement. One of the "
four major civilizations of the ancient world", it is often included in textbooks of
East Asian history, but the idea of including only the Yellow River civilization as one of the four biggest ancient civilizations has become outdated as a result of the discovery of other early cultures in China, such as the
Yangtze and
Liao civilizations. The area saw the
Yangshao and
Longshan cultures of the
Neolithic era and developed into the
bronze ware culture of the
Shang and
Zhou dynasties.
Cultures
Nanzhuangtou (various datings for beginning and end, between 10600 BC and 7500 BC)