HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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how China viewed itself
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the time period when China existed
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the idea that China WAS a kingdom in the middle of the world
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all of these
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none of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nation. Middle Kingdom, a name for China derived from the translation of its native Chinese name, Zhongguo.
Detailed explanation-2: -Middle Kingdom or Middle Country, Mandarin Zhongguo, Chinese name for China. It dates from c. 1000 BC, when it designated the Chou empire situated on the North China Plain. The Chou people, unaware of high civilizations in the West, believed their empire occupied the middle of the earth, surrounded by barbarians.
Detailed explanation-3: -At different times China was called the Middle or Central Kingdom, implying its superior role, the Centre of Civilisation or even the World.
Detailed explanation-4: -The three kingdoms were Wei (), Shu (), and Wu (). To distinguish these states from other historical Chinese states of the same name, historians prepended a character: Wei is also known as Cao Wei (), Shu is also known as Shu Han (), and Wu is also known as Dong Wu or Eastern Wu ().