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2100 BCE
start of the Xia dynasty.
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1766 BCE
start of the Shang Dynasty
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563 BCE
buddha is born
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481 BCE
the warring states period.
people fighting for power. -
221 BCE
the Qin dynasty
china's first emperor Qin Shi -
220 BCE
Qin Shi begins work on the great wall of china
It is to keep enemys out and was useful in the Zhou dynasty. -
220
the empire is divided into three kingdoms.
the kingdoms are called Wei, Shu and Wu. they fight each other for 60 years. -
1271
establishment of the Yuan dynasty
first foreign dynasty to rule china by mongol leader, Kublai Khan. -
1279
Mongols gain control over china
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start of the Qing dynasty
The last imperial dynasty in china