history of china

By casmatt23
  • 551 BCE

    Birth of philosopher confucius

  • 221 BCE

    first emperor of china

    Qin shi Huangdi, the ruler of the kingdom of qin, conquers neighbouring kingdoms and becomes the first emperor of china. Work begins on the Great Wall of China
  • 210 BCE

    death of Qin Shi Huangdi

  • 202 BCE

    rise of the Han Dynasty ( until AD 220)

  • 750

    the Chinese invent block printing

  • 1050

    the Chinese invent moveable print

  • 1092

    the first mechanical clock, the Su Song clock, is built

  • 1271

    Marco Polo arrives in China

  • 1279

    the start of the Yuan Dynasty

  • 1368

    the start of the Ming Dynasty

  • 1368

    the end of the Yuan Dynasty

  • 1405

    the first voyages of the great treasure fleet of admiral Cheong Ho ( Zheng He)

  • the end of the Ming Dynasty

  • Discovery of the terracotta army guarding the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi