Importance of the Emperor in Chinese History and Development

Ancient China's civilization began approximately 8,000 years ago on the banks of three great rivers. These were the Yellow in the north, the Wei in the northwest and the Yanzi in the south. For centuries, the Ancient Chinese (having been enclosed by mountains, deserts and seas and having little contact with the outside world) developed their own way of life and called their country the Middle Kingdom, as they believed it to be the centre of the universe.
China had been subjected to incessant warfare over the centuries and yearned for peace, thus the Emperor came into being about 1800 BC.…