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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