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2100 BCE
China's 1st dynasty
Xia dynasty, ending in 1600BCE -
1122 BCE
China's longest dynasty
Zhou dynasty, ending in 221 BCE -
551 BCE
Confucius
Chinese philosopher, writer and teacher born -
221 BCE
China's 1st emperor
Qin Shi Huang, ruler of Qin dynasty, ended in 206 BCE -
220 BCE
Great Wall of China built
Qin Shi Huang made the Great Wall of China -
100 BCE
Steel in China
Steel manufacturing begins in china -
581
Sui Dynasty
Sui dynasty begins, ends in 618CE -
1279
Mongols control China
Mongols take rule of China, most famous Genghis Khan -
1368
Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty begins, ends in 1644CE -
Qing dynasty
Final dynasty of Ancient China, ending in 1912