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The Great Wall of China is started
221 B.C- 206 B.C
The Great wall of China wast built during the Qin Dynasty by Qin Shi Huangdi. After uniting seven different states in China, the emperor connected and extended four old walls along the northern boarder of China. Armies were stationed along the wall as a first line of defense against the invading nomads.
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The Chinese invented the compass
221 B.C- 206 B.C
The Chinese used lodestones, a mineral composed of an iron oxide which aligns itself in a north-south direction. Eventually someone noticed that the lodestones were better at pointing out real directions, leading to the first compasses. They designed the compass on a slab which had markings for the constellations. The pointing needle was a lodestone spoon-shaped device, with a handle that would always point south.
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Qin Shi Huangdi Unites States
246 B.C
After a long and dreadful time period of fighting one man managed to unite all of them to create the Qin Dynasty. This man is Qin Shi Huangdi. After uniting the states he became the first emperor. Through the years he ruled he managed to do many great things such as starting the construction of the Great Wall of China.
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Shang Dynasty Develops
1700 B.C- 1100 B.C
This kingdom won control over the large Huang River delta. One of it's earliest capitals was called Shang. In the capital there were emperors. The emperors would keep records of major events that occured. Unfortunatley the Shang Dynasty fell because of an evil king. He killed his son and tortured and murdered his ministers.
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Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong, China. After his parents were forced to move to Australia to find new jobs. Jackie was left in China to attend a boarding school for ten years. For those ten years, he studied at the Chinese Opera Research Institute. He studied martial arts, drama, acrobatics, and singing.
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Jet Li
Jet Li is a famous martial artist and actor. He started a form of martial arts called wushu at the age of 8, after losing his father at the age of 2. He won his first national championship at the age of 11. After winning he travled to 45 different countries as a part of the Beijing Wushu Team. He retired from the sport at just 17 years old.
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Lucy Liu
Although Lucy Liu was born in Queens, New York, she is the daughter of chinese immigrants. She applied to New York University but later attended the University of Michigan. There she studied asian languages and culture. She later graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1990. Today Lucy Liu is a famous actress and has starred in many movies and is currently starring in Elementary on CBS.
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The Chinese invent Silk
3000 B.C
Silk is made from the cocoon of the silkworm moth. Chinese legends say that the first silk thread was made when the Chinese Empress Si-Ling-Chi was sitting under a mulberry tree, when a silkworm coccon fell into her tea. As the cocoon she then developed the use of silk.
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The Chinese invented the Umbrella
3500 B.C
In ancient times umbrellas were made with bamboo and oil paper because oil repels water. They were first invented to protect people from the sun. These were called parasols. They were used in ancient Assyria, Greece, and Egypt as well. The chinese were the first to water proof the umbrellas.
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