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8000 BCE
Agricultural settlements arose in China
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2070 BCE
Prehistoric China
people lived in small villages and practiced agriculture, pottery and jade carving -
1700 BCE
The bronze age
by 1700BC the bronze age had Beguin in China. China begun to make weapons and tools. -
1600 BCE
The Shang Dynasty
the Shang was headed by a tribal chief named tan. the Shang era was know for its bone inscriptions -
1046 BCE
Western Zhou Dynasty
books and documents and songs were compiled in this period -
500 BCE
crossbow invented
Crossbows were first made in the 5th century (500-401BC) but the Qin dynasty later made stronger crossbows with more durable materials. -
221 BCE
Qin Dynasty
in this time period the great wall of China was developed -
Chinese civil war
a fight between Chinese Nationalists and the Chiang Kai-shek