3.2.3 Xinjiang and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau -- 3.2.4 Cultural Links Between Xinjiang and Southern Siberia, the Steppe of Kazakhstan, and the Region on the North Shore of the Black Sea and Caspian Sea -- 3.2.5 The Relationship Between Xinjiang and the Central Asian Oasis, the Iranian Plateau and West Asia -- References -- 4 From Pastoral Agricultural Societies to Walled, Nation States and Nomadic States -- 4.1 The Progression of Nomadism in Ancient Xinjiang Against the Background of Social Changes on the Eurasian Steppe -- 4.1.1 Nomadic Culture in Xinjiang Was Formed by Foreign Cultural Sources Influencing the Foundation of Local Bronze Culture -- 4.1.2 The Nomadic Culture of Xinjiang Falls Under Mountain-Oasis Nomadic Culture, and There are Differences in the Nomadic Cultures in the North and the South of the Tianshan Mountains Respectively -- 4.1.3 Certain Degrees of Agriculture Existing in Xinjiang's Nomadic Culture -- 4.1.4 Conclusion -- 4.2 The Complicated Progression of Ancient Society Under the Background of Nomadization in the Late Prehistory of Xinjiang -- 4.2.1 The Role of the Use of Iron in the Complication of Society -- 4.3 The Internal Stratification of Society, The Growth of Power, and the Centralization of Power -- 4.4 The Expansion of Society to the Outside World -- 4.5 The Division and Interaction of the Oasis City-States and the Steppe States -- 4.5.1 The Divergence of Mountain-Oasis Nomadic Societies and the Emergence of the Oasis City-State -- 4.5.2 The Grassland Nomadic States -- References -- Conclusion -- English Version Instructions -- References -- Postscript. |