Question

请帮我分析一下这句英语的语法结构，谢谢！

The earliest dynasties ended with a period of interstate warfare that also saw a flourishing of philosophies and thought as known as the “hundrend schools”.的语法分析
那么saw 怎么理解呢？

Answer 1

The earliest dynasties 主语
ended with 谓语
a period of interstate warfare 宾语
that also saw a flourishing of philosophies and thought as known as the “hundrend schools” 定语（从句），修饰宾语的

定语从句又有一个小定语as known as the “hundrend schools”.

saw是宾语从句里面的谓语，that指代了主句的宾语，这里可以理解为见证了，见证了哲学思想的繁荣发展

Answer 2

The earliest dynasties 主语

ended with 谓语

a period of interstate warfare 宾语

that also saw a flourishing of philosophies and thought as known as the “hundrend schools” 定语从句