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140
Wudi
In 140 emporer Wudi took the throne. He was focused on getting a strong central government. -
200
Buddhist altars
The Buddha statue in China is among the largest in the world. It was carved into the side of a hill and looks down on the meeting place of the three rivers. -
206
The Qin collapses
In 210 when Shi Huangdi dies China was still unified ,but that didn't last long. WIthout Shi Huangdi alive to keep what he started going China fell and the Qin Dynasty disapered. -
220
The Han Dynasty falls
The Han Dynasty made many inventions such as: Sundial, Seismograph, and Accupuncture. Their first leader was Liu bang. -
Period: 220 to
Period of Disunion
Historians sometimes called the time of disorder that followed the collapse of the Han Dynasty the Period of Disunion. It lasted from 220 to 589 A. D. -
221
Shi Huangdi
SHi Huangdi was a very strict ruler. He followed and ruled with legalist political beleifs. -
551
Confusius is born
Confucius was the most well known confucianism teacher. He beleived the China should return to their moral values of ethics. -
570
Laozi
Laozi is the most famous Daoist teacher. People worshipped him for the longest time. Laozi sometimes means "old boy" -
Jan 1, 610
Grand Canal
In 610 the Grand Canal was completed. The Grand Canal is a series of waterways that link major cities together for trade. -
Jan 1, 1100
The Zhou Dynasty begins
They overthrew the Shang Dynasty. This was the longest lasting dynasty that China had ever seen. -
Jan 1, 1206
Mongols united with China
Then a powerful leader named Temujan united the two in 1206. Temujin was givien a new name for what he did, his new name was Universal ruler.Another name for Universal Ruler is "Genghis Khan". -
Jan 1, 1215
Kublai Khan
He made up one of the world's largest empires. HIs empire stretched all the way from the Pacific Ocean to Eastern Europe. -
Jan 1, 1227
Mongol Control Continues
Even after Genghis Khan's death, the Mongol control did not end. At the time of his death all of Northern China was under Mongol control. -
Jan 1, 1260
Genghis Khan's grandson takes over
In 1260 Genghin Khan's grandson took over his name was Kublai Khan. He completed the quest of China and declared himself Emporer. -
Period: Jan 1, 1260 to Jan 1, 1368
Yuan Dynasty
For the first time in Chinese history China was taken over by foreign Conquers. But, during this time China's culture survived. -
Jan 1, 1368
Zhu Yuanzhang
Zhu Yuanzhang was a former monk who took charge of a rebal army. His army defeated the mongols and China was under chinese rule. -
Period: Jan 1, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
The early Ming Dynast was a period in time when the culture in China was restored. During this time they also expanded. -
Ming Dynasty overthrew
At the end of Isolationism had good consequences for China. This lead to the ovthrough of the Ming. -
Paper
In the year 105 the Han Dynasty invented paper. Cai Lun was the man of the Han that invented the paper. -
Paper Money
Paper money was first invented by the Song Dynasty. Paper money was invented because the Chinese had been getting so much money paper was lighter and easier to handle. -
First printed book
The first known printed book was completed in 868. It was printed in the form of woodblock printing. Woodblock Printing is a form of printing in which a whole page is craved into a block of wood. -
China reunified under the Sui Dynasty
In 589 Yang Jian conquered the North and made the Sui Dynasty after the period of dissunion. The Sui didn't last long only from 589 to 618 -
The Song Dynasty is created
The dynaty was reunified China again. Just like the Tang Dynasty the song lasted for 300 years. -
Period: to
Tang Dynasty
China's capital and largest capital of the Tang Dynasty was Chang'an.It was a huge and very important trading center. Chang'ans trading center like others had many different cultures such as Chia, Korea, Arabia, Persia, and Europe. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1279
Song Dynast
While under Song rule land increased. Farming became more prductive because of new tools to help the rice grow. They also discovered a new type of fast ripening rice wich enabled them to have more free time. -
Period: to
The Sui Dynasty
Yiang Jian created the Sui Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty didn't last long.
