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Period: 1600 BCE to 220
Ancient China
Includes dynasties after the Xia dynasty like the Shang dynasty, Zhou dynasty, Qin dynasty, and the Han dynasty. -
Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE
Shang dynasty
The first dynasty after Xia and overthrew Xia's last emporer. -
Period: 1147 BCE to 1102 BCE
Simuwu Quadripod was made.
The exact date is not known, but it was made between 1147 and 1102 BC. -
1046 BCE
King Zhou is killed.
King Zhou was a cruel king and tortured people for his own entertainment, so a lot of people revolted against him. Wenwang had planed an attack against Zhou, but died before he could carry it out. But Wenwang's son, Wuwang, carried out the attack for him and killed King Zhou in 1046 BC, ending the Shang dynasty. -
Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE
Zhou dynasty
Overthrew the Shang dynasty thanks to the Shang dynasty's last ruler, Zhou, who started tortured people and made them revolt against him. -
656 BCE
Great wall of china was built.
The great wall was to be built earlier, but uprising conflict delayed it. -
Period: 256 BCE to 221 BCE
Waning States Period
The Zhou dynasty fell apart into a bunch of states and one state, Qin, rose to power and started the Qin dynasty. -
Period: 221 BCE to 207 BCE
Qin dynasty
Gained control after the Zhou dynasty fell apart into a bunch of states and grew power in their own state. -
Period: 206 BCE to 220
Han dynasty
Gained control because the Qin dynasty was harsh and cruel, so a lot of people revolted against him. -
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Paper was invented
Paper was most likely the greatest achievement the Han dynasty ever achieved.
