China Timeline

By ChaseWesterhoff
  • 2100 BCE

    The Xia Dynasty

    The Xia Dynasty
    The Xia Dynasty was the first dynasty in China. The Xia Dynasty lasted from 2100 BC to 1600BC. The founder of this dynasty was Yu. Yu made the leadership hereditary in his family.
  • 1600 BCE

    The Shang Dynasty

    The Shang Dynasty
    The Shang Dynasty lasted from 1600 BC to 1046 BC. Shang cities had palaces and temples. The people of Shang China made bronze weapons and vessels.
  • 1200 BCE

    Lady Hao

    Lady Hao
    Lady Hao lived around 1200 BC. She was the wife of Shang king Wu Ding. Very unusually, she was also a military leader. Most of the information we have about Fu Hao comes from oracle bone inscriptions.
  • 1046 BCE

    The Zhou Dynasty

    The Zhou Dynasty
    The Zhou Dynasty lasted from 1046 BC to 256 BC. The original Zhou capital had been located near present-day Xi'an. An eastern capital was built at Luoyang.
  • 771 BCE

    Spring and Autumn Period

    Spring and Autumn Period
    The first half of Eastern Zhou is known as the Spring and Autumn period. During this era that the intellectual foundations of Chinese civilization were established. Confucius lived at this time, as well many other advisers, teachers, and philosophers.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWP0185VBcI
  • 700 BCE

    Daoism

    Daoism
    Laozi was the founder of Daoism. The text Laozi wrote was said to be the Daodejing, which became an important Daoist work. Today Daoism is one of the five religions nationally recognized in China.
  • 551 BCE

    Confucius

    Confucius
    Confucius was a man who tried to persuade people to do good in a time where many states across China were often in conflict. Confucius encouraged people to learn from Zhou books. Confucius traveled from Lu to other states in search of a leader that would listen to him. Confucius never influenced a leader to listen to him.
  • 475 BCE

    Legalism

    Legalism
    Philosophers Shang Yang, Li Si, and Hanfeizi formed the ideological basis of China's first imperial dynasty, the Qin. This made laws. This was one of the first legal sytem.
  • 246 BCE

    The First Emperor of China

    The First Emperor of China
    The first emperor of China was Qin Shihuangdi. He became the emperor of Qin. Qin in 246 BC. He was a brilliant general. Qin armies defeated all the other states.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yi-u-TQ9Yo
  • 200 BCE

    Buddhism

    Buddhism
    Buddhism came to China from the silk road. Traders traveling from India to China along the silk road brought Buddhism with them. During the Tang Dynasty Buddhism was very significant.