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Period: 206 to 221
quin dynasty
the quin dynasty lasted from 221BCE to 206BCE. the legalist theory expanded the chinese empire. -
213
period of the burning book policy
it began in 213BCe. all clasic works except the ones from li ssu's were subject to book burning. -
221
the first chinese emeror
the first chinese emperor was shi huangdi. he became emperor in 221BCE. he was the emperor until he died in 210BCE. he undertook projects like the first version of the great wall of china. -
240
briel of the terra cotta army
construction for this began in 246bc. it took 700,000 people to build it. -
Period: 256 to Jan 21, 1045
eastern zhou dynasty
the zhou dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty. it lasted from 1045BCe to 256BCE. during this dynasty the use of iron was introduced in china. -
476
the warring states period
it is considered to be the second part of the zhou dynasty. the name came from the record of the warring states. it was a period when regional warlords annexed states that were smaller and consolidated their rule. -
551
birth of confucious
he was corn june 19, 551bc. his dad died when he was three. confucious loved to learn. -
Period: Jan 21, 771 to Jan 21, 1100
western zhou
it lasted from 1100BC to 771BC. it was established by king wu. the capital was haojing. it was important to chinese history because of it's developments. -
Jan 19, 1122
shi jing book of songs
it is the earliest collections of chinese poems. it has 305 poems about zhou. before it was called the shi jing book of songs it was called shi poems and shi sanbai. they were divided into three categories, balads, festal odes, and sacrificial songs. -
Period: Jan 21, 1122 to
the shang dynasty
it was the second chinese dynasty. shang ruled between 1766BC to 1122BC. the shang dynasty had a completely developed writing system. -
Jan 15, 1200
death of lady hao
lady fu hao died in 1200 b.c. she led military campaignes. she was the most powerful military leader of her time. her tomb was descovered in 1976 -
Jan 20, 1200
first use of the crossbow
they were first used in ancient china around 1200BC. they extended the use of hand weapons throughout the world. -
the development of the ouija board game
it was developed in the late 1800's when seances were popular. it was a board with alphabet on it and a pointer used for contacting the spirit world -
completion of the erya
the auther is unknown. the erya is the oldest chinese dictionary. it was completed in the third century BCE -
spring and autumn period
during this time china was ruled by a feuldal system. it corresponds to the first half of the zhou dynasty. ( from the second half of 8th century BC to the first half of fifth centurlyl BC) -
Period: to
the xia dynasty
it is the first dynasty in chinese distory. lasted from the 21st century to the 17th century BC. it marked the end of primitive society and the beginning of the class society.
the emperor was yu the great. -
the battle of banquan
it happened in the 26th century bc. it is the very first battle recorded in chinese history. -
demestication of the buffalo
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conection of the barbarian walls to create the great wall
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date of the oldest silk found in chilna
it came from the chinese neolithic period.
