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Period: 1766 BCE to
The Chinese Dynasties
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Period: 1766 BCE to 1111 BCE
The Shang Dynasty
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1700 BCE
Inovations in the Shang Dynasty
The people of China use bronze in crafting. Looms are also created to make silk cloth. Palaces and walled towns are also built. -
Period: 1111 BCE to 221 BCE
The Zhou Dynasty
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Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE
Lige of Confusius
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Period: 259 BCE to 210 BCE
Life of Ying Sheng on Qin
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Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE
The Qin Dynasty
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Period: 206 BCE to 221
The Han Dynasty
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91 BCE
Writing of the Shiji is finished
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Period: 217 to 580
The Era of Division
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Period: 581 to 618
The Sui Dynasty
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Period: 584 to 589
The Grand Canal is built
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Period: 618 to 906
The T'ang Dynasty
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Period: 690 to 705
Rule of Empress Wu
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Period: 907 to 1128
The Liao Dynasty
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Period: 907 to 927
Life of Emperor Taizu
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Period: 960 to 1279
The Song Dynasty
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1215
Mongols capture Beijing
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Period: 1260 to 1368
The Yuan Dynasty
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Period: 1275 to 1295
Marco Polo
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1368
Taizu gained control of Bejing
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Period: 1368 to
The Ming Dynasty
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Period: to
The Qing Dynasty
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Qing Dynasty is overthrown