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Period: 1700 BCE to 1050 BCE
hieroglyphics
Chinese Literature goes way back when hieroglyphics were used to write and communicate. These things were symbols, also called " Chinese characters". -
Period: 1644 BCE to 1911 BCE
Tortoise Shells
The earliest Chinese written language appeared during the Shang Dynasty. People during this time had their own sets of beliefs in which they would write on a tortoise shell to guess future disasters, written in black or symbolize good luck, which was written in red. -
Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE
Shang Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty was one of the earliest ruling dynasty. It heralded the Bronze Age. -
Period: 1600 BCE to 256 BCE
Zhou Dynasty
This Dynasty was the longest lasting! During this time, Chinese Literature had reached unprecedented heights. -
1046 BCE
Shang Dynasty
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960 BCE
Song Dynasty
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Period: 960 BCE to 1279 BCE
The Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was an imperial dynasty. it had grew prosperous in economy. Although poetry was a big thing, people now painted as well. A new type of poetry was invented named "Ci poetry". In China poetry was and is a big thing, it kept improving on and on. -
Period: 618 BCE to 907 BCE
Literature in the Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was the beginning of the golden age for many Chinese poetry. There was a lot of poetry and poets during this time. -
Period: 618 BCE to 907 BCE
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was considered to be a " Golden Age" era. -
256 BCE
Zhou Dynasty
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Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE
Qin Dynasty
The Qin Dynasty was the first dynasty in Ancient China. It had many cultures and languages. The Great Wall of China was a big invention. -
Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE
The Han Dynasty
During the Han Dynasty It was as well a time that was considered to be a " Golden Age" era. It was the second imperial dynasty, it was an era of peace and prosperity. In Literature, China had grew in the fu genre, which is a combination of rhyme and prose. -
206 BCE
Qin Dynasty
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202 BCE
Han Dynasty
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618
Tang Dynasty
