Hundreds of thousands of years before China was to become the world's longest-running civilization, the prologue was enacted by means of the flicker of a carefully tended fire. Peking Man, a forebear of Homo sapiens, achieved a mastery of fire. We might call it the first Chinese invention. Not that he devised flint and steel, matches, or any other way of creating fire. Peking Man simply learned how to capture flame, perhaps from a forest fire, and keep it alight. He thus enjoyed two revolutionary luxuries: light and heat. Technologically and sociologically, it was a phenomenal breakthrough: with fire, communities could live year 'round in one cave, in which cooking and even smelting could be pursued. And so, by 600,000 b.c., about 50 km (31 miles) southwest of present-day Beijing, the ancestors of mankind were ready to settle down. Several hundred thousand years later, when Marco Polo reached the capital of China, he was astonished by a further development in fire technology. The Chinese, he announced, used black stones dug out of mountains as fuel. Europeans did not yet have a word for "coal," nor had they discovered a use for it. The First Dynasty The confluence of mythology and history in China took place around 4,000 years ago during what is referred to as the Xia (Hsia) Dynasty. This was still the Stone Age, but the people are thought to have made silk from thread produced by the worms they cultivated on the leaves of their mulberry trees. And written language (which evolved as early as 4,500 to 5,000 years ago) was already in use, originally by oracles and then by official scribes — China's first scholars. During the second of the quasi-legendary dynasties, the Shang (from about the 16th to 11th centuries b.c.), the Chinese developed an interest in art. Careful geometric designs as well as dragon and bird motifs adorned bowls and implements. And with the arrival of the Bronze Age, the Chinese created bronze vessels of such beauty and originality that, until modern times, archaeologists refused to believe they were cast 3,000 years ago. The Shang Dynasty gave rise to the concept of one Chinese nation under one government. 

Question: "What did the second quasi-legendary dynasty give rise to the concept of?"

Answer: "Dragons"

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Hundratusentals år innan Kina skulle bli världens längsta civilisation, genomfördes prologen med hjälp av fladdret av en omsorgsfullt tendenserad eld. Pekingmannen, en förfader till Homo sapiens, uppnådde ett herravälde över elden. Vi kan kalla det den första kinesiska uppfinningen. Inte för att han uppfann flinta och stål, tändstickor eller något annat sätt att skapa eld. Pekingmannen lärde sig helt enkelt att fånga upp eld, kanske från en skogsbrand, och hålla den uppe. Han åtnjöt sålunda två revolutionära lyxartiklar: ljus och värme. Tekniskt och sociologiskt var det ett fenomenalt genombrott: med eld kunde samhällen leva året runt i en grotta, där matlagning och till och med smältning kunde bedrivas. Och omkring 600.000 f.Kr., ungefär 50 km sydväst om dagens Peking, var mänsklighetens förfäder redo att slå sig till ro. Flera hundra tusen år senare, när Marco Polo nådde Kinas huvudstad, blev han förvånad över en vidareutveckling inom brandtekniken. Kineserna använde svarta stenar som bränsle. Européerna hade ännu inte ett ord för "kol", och de hade inte heller upptäckt någon användning för det. Första dynastin Sammanflödet av mytologi och historia i Kina ägde rum för cirka 4 000 år sedan under det som benämns Xia-dynastin (Hsien). Detta var fortfarande stenåldern, men människorna tros ha gjort silke av tråd som producerades av de maskar de odlade på bladen från sina mullbärsträd. Och skriftspråket (som utvecklades så tidigt som för 4.500 till 5.000 år sedan) var redan i bruk, ursprungligen av orakel och sedan av officiella skriftlärda – Kinas första lärda. Under den andra av de kvasilegendariska dynastierna, Shang (från omkring 1500- till 1000-talet f.Kr. ), utvecklade kineserna ett intresse för konst. Noggranna geometriska mönster samt drak- och fågelmotiv prydda skålar och redskap. Och i och med bronsålderns ankomst skapade kineserna bronskärl av sådan skönhet och originalitet att arkeologer fram till modern tid vägrade att tro att de var gjutna för 3 000 år sedan. Shangdynastin gav upphov till begreppet en kinesisk nation under en regering. Fråga: "Vad gav den andra halvlegendariska dynastin upphov till begreppet?" Svar: "Dragons" Är detta svar korrekt? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
Hundreds of thousands of years before China was to become the world's longest civilization, the prologue was carried out using the flutter of a carefully inclined fire. The Beijing man, an ancestor of Homo sapiens, achieved a dominion over the fire. We can call it the first Chinese invention. Not that he invented flint and steel, matches or any other way to create fire. The Beijing man simply learned to catch fire, perhaps from a forest fire, and keep it up. He thus enjoyed two revolutionary luxuries: light and warmth. Technically and sociologically, it was a phenomenal breakthrough: with fire, communities could live year round in a cave, where cooking and even melting could be conducted. And about 600,000 B.C., about 50 km southwest of today's Beijing, mankind's ancestors were ready to settle down. Centuries later, when Marco Polo reached the capital of China, he was surprised by further developments in fire technology. The Chinese used black stones as fuel. Europeans did not yet have a word for "coal", nor had they discovered any use for it. The First Dynasty The confluence of mythology and history in China took place approximately 4,000 years ago during what is termed the Xia dynasty (Hsia). This was still the Stone Age, but people are believed to have made silk out of thread produced by the worms they cultivated on the leaves of their mulberry trees. And the written language (which evolved as early as 4,500 to 5,000 years ago) was already in use, originally by oracles and then by official scribes — China’s first scholar. During the second of the Quasilegendaric dynasties, Shang (from about 16th to 11th century BC. ), the Chinese developed an interest in art. Accurate geometric patterns and dragon and bird motifs adorned bowls and utensils. And with the arrival of the Bronze Age, the Chinese created bronze vessels of such beauty and originality that archaeologists until modern times refused to believe they were cast 3,000 years ago. The Shang dynasty gave rise to the concept of a Chinese nation under a government. Question: "What gave rise to the concept of the second semi-legendary dynasty?" Answer: "Dragons" Is this answer correct? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
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