Chinese Timeline

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  • 150

    Paper

    Paper
    Invented during the Han Dynasty. It was an easier way of keeping records.
    (Invented in 105, just would not stay on 105)
  • 220

    Magnetic compass

    Magnetic compass
    Used the magnetic field to tell direction. It was improved by the Tang dynasty.
  • 220

    Confusianism came into place

    Confusianism came into place
    Confucianism became an official philosophy. Confucianism did not last long.
  • 220

    Han dynasty falls

    Han dynasty falls
    The Han split into several kingdoms. It was a time of disorder when they fell.
  • Period: 220 to

    period of disunion

    The time of disorder that followed the collapse of the Han. That is what historians sometimes called it.
  • Jan 1, 625

    Empress wu

    Empress Wu was a great poet. She was the first female poet.
  • Jan 1, 700

    Dragon Backbone pump

    Dragon Backbone pump
    Helped one person do the crops of many. Used to grow crops by throwing it out the other side.
  • Jan 1, 700

    underground wells

    underground wells
    Underground wells helped the Chinese make more crops. The crops grew much faster this way.
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Movable type

    Movable type
    It made printing faster. Invented during the Song dynasty.
  • Jan 1, 1050

    paper money

    paper money
    First made by the Song. It was lighter and easier than coins, so they used it instead.
  • Jan 1, 1206

    Temujin/Genghis Khan or Universal Ruler.

    Temujin united the Mongols, who had been seperated tribes.
    The Mongols were nomadic invaders.
  • Jan 1, 1260

    Kublai Khan

    Genghis Khan's grandson became ruler. This began in the Yuan dynasty.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Jan 1, 1368

    Yuan Dynasty

    Mongols were in China during this time. Many battles were fought during this time.
  • Jan 1, 1300

    Rebellions against Yuan.

    Many Chinese armies rebelled against the Yuan dynasty.
  • Jan 1, 1368

    Zhu Yuanzhang

    Zhu Yuanzhang
    Zhu Yuanzhang took charge of a rebel army. He won the fight against the mongols.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1368 to

    The Ming Dynasty

    Chinese improved their ships. Zhu Yuanzhang was emperor of China.
  • Jan 1, 1420

    Zheng He

    Zheng He
    Zheng He led seven grand voyages. He had fleets with 60 ships and 25,000 sailors.

  • Grand canal

    Grand canal
    a canal linking northern and southern China. It was made by the Sui dynasty.

  • terracing

    terracing
    Helped grow crops on hills. It was a great teqhnique created in the Tang dynasty.

  • porcelain

    porcelain
    thin beautiful pottery. First made during tang dynasty.

  • gunpowder

    gunpowder
    Gunpowder was used in fireworks. Not usually used as a weapon.

  • Woodblock printing

    Woodblock printing
    Form of printing where you carve a page into an entire block of wood. First book was made from this.
  • Period: to Jan 1, 1279

    Song Dynasty

    Song lasted about 300 years. Many things were made in this period.
  • Period: to

    Tang dynasty

    Many inventions were made during this time. Arose when Sui official overthrew government.
  • Period: to

    Sui dynasty

    Followed the Period of Disunion. The Grand Canal was built.