china

By mrsir
  • 1766 BCE

    SHANG DYNASTY

  • Period: 1766 BCE to 1111 BCE

    SHANG DYNASTY

  • Period: 1260 BCE to 1368 BCE

    YUAN DYNASTY

    1275-1295 The merchant Marco Polo visited
    1315 The civil service examination was restarted
  • Period: 1111 BCE to 221 BCE

    CHOU DYNASTY

  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    CH’IN DYNASTY

  • Period: 206 BCE to 211

    HAN DYNASTY

  • Period: 581 to 618

    SUI DYNASTY

    The Grand Canal was built between 584-589
  • 583

    capitol was moved

  • Period: 618 to 906

    T’ANG DYNASTY

    Buddhist texts translated into Chinese 630-645
    wu became first female Empress. 690
    841-845 buddhist monks and nuns were kicked out of the monasteries. government confiscated wealth.
  • Period: 906 to 1279

    SUNG DYNASTY

    1210 Mongols begin to attack northern frontiers commanded by Genghis Khan
    1232 Southern Song joined forces with Mongols to obliterate jin using explosive weapons for the first time.
  • Period: 907 to 960

    FIVE DYNASTIES

  • Period: 907 to 1128

    LIAO DYNASTY

  • 1232

    first explosive

    first explosive
  • Period: 1368 to

    MING DYNASTY

  • Period: to

    CH’ING DYNASTY

  • Period: to

    modern china