Ancient China

By jmeade
  • 1600 BCE

    Shang Dynasty begins

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 220

    Ancient China

  • 1200 BCE

    Silk is first made in China

  • 770 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty begins

  • 551 BCE

    Confucius is born

  • 475 BCE

    Warring states period begins

  • 221 BCE

    Qin dynasty unites China

  • 206 BCE

    Han dynasty established

  • 65

    Buddhism arrives in China

  • 220

    Han dynasty falls