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Period: 1100 BCE to 221 BCE
Chou Dynasty
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771 BCE
Chou Capital Captured
Capital is captured and battles and invasions occur. This led to poets writing war poems and The Book of Odes in 500 BC -
551 BCE
Confucius Begins Teachings
Confucius begins his teachings to China. His teachings are later recorded in Analects -
500 BCE
Lao-tzu creates Tao Te Ching
Lao-tzu, creator of Taoism, develops the Tao Te Ching. He was a contemporary of Confucius. -
475 BCE
Warring States Period begins
Around 300 BC, the general, Sun Tzu, wrote a book called the Art of War in order to organize the armies and their battles. -
Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE
Qin Dynasty
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213 BCE
Emperor Shih Huang Ti ordered books burned
The Emperor murdered scholars and burned books. During the next dynasty, Han, scholars hurried to rewrite and recreate the destroyed writings. -
Period: 206 BCE to 220
Han Dynasty
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100 BCE
Paper invented
Because of this more people could write. One individual was Pan Zhao, first woman writer who wrote lessons for women. -
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Han Dynasty Ends
Former Han Dynasty ends. This leads to Pan Ku writing History of Former Han Dynasty. Generally when a Dynasty ended a scholar would record the history -
Period: Jan 1, 618 to Jan 1, 907
T'ang Dynasty
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Jan 1, 626
Civil Service Exam System
CSE System developed. Poetry writing and literature was then included as a mandatory part of the test.
