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200
China's First Emperor
Durning the 200BC China's first empoeror conquered much of eastern China -
202
Han dynasty
During The Han dynasty (202BC-220AD) China's military power grew stronger, and Chinese culture spread into southern China. -
500
Taoism
Taoism originated in China 500s BC -
May 23, 1279
Mongol invaders
Mongol invaders led by Genghis Khan overthrew the Sung dynasty in the 1200s and ruled all of China by 1279 -
May 23, 1557
Trading colony
The first that arrived at China were the Portuguese, who set up a trading colony at Macao in 1557 -
Water Buffalo
Durning the Shang period (1700s to 1100s BC) the water buffalo was tamed and irigation systems were dug. -
China lost the wars
Over the course of the 1800s, China lost several wars and failed to keep out the European powers, Japan, and the United States -
Republic of China
Rebels under the leadership of Sun Yat-sen overthrew the last Chinese dynasty and in 1912 formed the Republic of China -
Japan
Taking advantage of a weak and divided China, Japan took over Manchuria in the early 1930s -
Japan invasion
in 1937 Japan invaded eastern China -
The Communists
The Communists won and set up the People's Republic of China under Mao Zedong in 1949 -
Deng Xiaoping
After Mao's death in 1976, Deng Xiaoping came to power. -
End Pro-democarcy
The government continues to defend actions it took in 1989 to end pro-democarcy demonstartions in Bejing. -
Unity
After the deline of the Han dynasty, several warloads divided and ruled China. Unity was not restored until about 618AD -
Living At The Farms
In the 3000s BC and organzied soiety lived in small farming village along the Huang River. -
Farming
As early as 6000BC people began farming along the Chang River
