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Period: 8000 BCE to
Chinese Dynasty
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Period: 8000 BCE to 2205 BCE
Early Chinese settlers build small villages and farm along the major rivers including the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.
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2696 BCE
Yellow Emperor and his wife.
Rule of the legendary Yellow Emperor. His wife Leizu invented the process of making silk cloth. -
Period: 2205 BCE to 1575 BCE
The Chinese learn how to make bronze.
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Period: 2100 BCE to 1600 BCE
Xia Dynasty (Unconfirmed)
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Period: 1600 BCE to 1050 BCE
Shang Dynasty
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Period: 1050 BCE to 256 BCE
Zhou Dynasty
Western Zhou : 1050 BCE to 771 BCE
Eastern Zhou : 771 BCE to 256 BCE
Spring and Autumn Period : 770 BCE to 475 BCE
Warning States Period : 475 BCE to 221 BCE -
1040 BCE
Compass
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700 BCE
The construction of the Great Wall of China started
The dukes of Chu, Qi, Wei, Zhao, and Yan States built separate walls to protect their own states. -
551 BCE
Confucius, China famous teacher, was born.
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544 BCE
Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born.
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500 BCE
Cast Iron was invented.
Cast iron is invented in China around this time. The iron plough was likely invented shortly after. -
479 BCE
Confucius died
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342 BCE
The crossbows.
The crossbow is first used in China. -
259 BCE
Qin Shi Huang was born
Qin Shi Huang was the First Emperor of China -
Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE
Qin Dynasty
Qin Shi Huang Di : 221 BCE to 210 BCE
Qin Er Shi ( Qin Shi Huang's Son ) : 210 BCE to 207 BCE -
220 BCE
The writing system in China.
The writing system of China becomes standardized by the government. -
215 BCE
Qin Shi Huang connected the Great Wall of China.
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210 BCE
Qin Shi Huang died
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210 BCE
The umbrella is invented.
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210 BCE
When Qin Shi Huang died, his son Qin Er Shi become the second emperor of China.
Qin Er Shi was Qin Shi Huang's oldest son. Qin Shin Huang have more than 10 sons! Anyways, Qin Er Shi was also the second emperor of China. -
207 BCE
The Great Wall of China at Qin Dynasty ended
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Period: 206 BCE to 220
Han Dynasty
Western Han : 206 BCE to 9 AD
Eastern Han : 25 AD to 220 AD -
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Paper is invented by Imperial court official Cai Lun.
The different between the ancient paper and now is ancient is brown and now is white. Also, the ancient people don't use pencils or pens, they use the ink brush instead. -
Period: 220 to 589
Six Dynasty
Three Kingdoms:
Wei, Wu, Shu Han -
250
Buddhism is introduced to China.
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Period: 265 to 317
Western Jin Dynasty
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Period: 386 to 589
Period of Northern and Southern Dynasties
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Period: 581 to 618
Sui Dynasty
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Period: 618 to 906
Tang Dynasty
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Period: 907 to 960
Five Dynasties
Five Dynasties : Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou -
Period: 907 to 1125
Liao Dynasty
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Period: 960 to 1279
Song Dynasty
Northern Song : 960 AD to 1127 AD
Southern Song : 1127 AD to 1279 AD -
1041
Movable type for printing is invented.
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1044
the earliest date that a formula for gunpowder is recorded.
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1271
Marco Polo begins his travels to China.
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Period: 1279 to 1368
Yuan Dynasty
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Period: 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
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1405
Chinese explorer Zheng He.
Chinese explorer (Zheng He) begins his first journey to India and Africa. He will establish trade relationships and bring back news of the outside world. -
1405
The Chinese begin construction on the Forbidden City.
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1420
Beijing becomes the new capital of the Chinese Empire replacing Nanjing.
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1517
Portuguese traders first arrive in the country.
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Period: to
Qing Dynasty
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The Qing Dynasty comes to an end with the Xinhai Revolution.
