Chinese events that influenced literature timeline

By Maddie laliberte
  • 1600 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

    The Shang dynasty was also the first to leave written records.
  • 1279 BCE

    Sung Dynasty

    Education spread. literature, calligraphy, and painting flourished
  • 221 BCE

    Ch'in

    The first emperor murdered scholars and burned books. Revolt led to the fall of the dynasty three years after Shih Huang Ti's death
  • 220

    Han Dynasty

    The religion Buddhism spread from India to China, where it took root.
  • 907

    T'ang Dynasty

    The T'ang period was a golden age, especially in poetry and painting. The Capital city, Ch'angan, grew in wealth and population to become the most sophisticated city of its time. scholarship thrived.
  • 1050

    Chou

    Confucius viewed the early chou culture as a model society