china timeline

By Meagan Simington
  • 2070 BCE

    The Xia Dynasty

    The Xia Dynasty
    The Xia Dynasty was the first Chinese dynasty. They ruled from around 2070 BC to 1600 BC when the Shang dynasty took over. Over time the Xia made great advances. For example they developed improved methods of agriculture and may have begun to use written symbols.
  • 1600 BCE

    the shang dynasty

    the shang dynasty
    the shang dynasty lasted for about 600 years. the inhabitants of china were farming along the huang he river . which is also know as the yellow river. they lived in small kingdoms . One of the rulers expanded the kingdom to create the dynasty. It went from 1600 BC to 1050 BC.
  • 1046 BCE

    the zhou dynasty

    the zhou dynasty
    the Zhou dynasty lasted from 1046 BC to 256 BC. It is said to be one of the long lasting dynasties.It followed the Shang dynasty. It finished when the army of the state of Qin captured the city of Chengzhou.
  • 551 BCE

    Confucius

    Confucius
    Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor ,politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. He was born in 551 BC and died 479 BC. The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity.
  • 475 BCE

    Legalism

    Legalism
    Legalism, school of Chinese philosophy that attained prominence during the turbulent Warring States era (475–221 BCE).Philosophers are the strict application of widely publicized laws. The application of such management techniques as accountability and “showing nothing." The manipulation of political purchase. Legalists thought political institutions should be modeled in response to the realities of human behavior and that human beings are inherently selfish and short-sighted.
  • 600

    Buddhism

    Buddhism
    This is the belief that there is and after life and that nothing ends with death. They believed in god. Buddhists seek to reach a state of nirvana, following the path of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, who went on a quest for Enlightenment around the sixth century BC.

  • Daoism/ Taoism

    Daoism/ Taoism
    Daoism (also spelled Taoism) is a philosophical and religious tradition that developed in China in ancient times under the influence of ideas credited to a man named Laozi. Like Confucianism, it has deeply influenced Chinese culture. It has been in the Chinese life for almost 2000 years.In the broadest sense, a Daoist attitude toward life can be seen in the accepting and yielding.