Ancient China civilization timeline

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  • 1600 BCE

    Shang Dynasty, Confusius

    The earliest ruling of China in recorded history. The Shang was lead by a chief named Tan.
  • 221 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

    The first official empire in ancient China. They translated all scripts into one national language. They also created the first superhighway, which was 500 miles long, along the Ziwu mountain range, and started building the Great Wall of China.
  • 125 BCE

    The Silk Road

    Zhang Qian returned to china after 13 years with maps of what ground he had covered, which reached as far as Afghanistan. This lead to the international trade route, the Silk Road.