China

By Alyssa Owens
  • 3630 BCE

    Soap

  • 3630 BCE

    Silk

  • 2737 BCE

    Tea

  • Period: 2100 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Xia Dynasty

  • 2000 BCE

    Alcohol

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1050 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

  • Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty

  • Period: 770 BCE to Jan 1, 1368

    The Great Wall

  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Confucius

  • Period: 500 BCE to 531 BCE

    Laozi

  • Period: 475 BCE to 221 BCE

    Warring States Period

  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

  • 206 BCE

    Compass

  • Period: 206 BCE to 220

    Han Dynasty

  • 105

    Paper

  • Period: 220 to 589

    Six Dynasties Period

  • Period: 220 to 280

    Three Kingdoms Period

  • 549

    Paper Kites

  • Period: 581 to Sep 22, 618

    Sui Dynasty

  • Period: Jan 1, 618 to Jan 1, 906

    Tang Dynasty

  • Sep 21, 725

    Mechanical Clock

  • Sep 23, 850

    Gunpowder

  • Period: Jan 1, 960 to Jan 1, 1279

    Song Dynasty

  • Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Jan 1, 1368

    Yuan Dynasty

  • Period: Jan 1, 1368 to

    Ming Dynasty

  • Sep 21, 1440

    Printing

  • Period: to

    Qing Dynasty

  • Period: to

    Mao