east asia timeline

By deadra.hurt

  • shang dynasty

    1766 bc - 1122 bc....

  • quin dynasty

    221 and 206 bc....it was named quin because of the homeland

  • dynasty: eastern zhou

    770 bc - 221 bc...he moved thwe capital to presidents day

  • period of the book burning policy

    beginning in 213 bce...all classic works of the hundred schools of thought...except those from Li Ssu's own school of philosophy known as legalism

  • connection of the barbarian walls to create the great wall

    they are thinking about painting the wall pink

  • date of the oldest silk found in china

    168 bce

  • first use of the crossbow

    its a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles often called bolts...they are used for target shooting

  • spring and autumn period

    it was a period in chinese history...which roughly corresponds to the first half of the eastern zhou dynasty

  • completion of the erya (oldest chinese dictionary)

    3rd century bc...it refered to alot of langauges n words...the books authur is unknown

  • first chinese emperor (shi huangdi)

    he became the first chinese emperor in 221 bce he ruled until his death 210 bce he will always be in chinese history til this day he stil is

  • battle of banquan

    26th century bc...thiss is the first battle of chinese history it was fought by huangdi

  • the warring states period

    476 bce....it is considered to be the second part of the eastern zhou dynasty

  • death of lady hao

    1200 bc.....she was one of MANY wives of king wu ding of the shang dynasty also served as a military general

  • domestication of the buffalo

    before 2500 bc...buffalo were listed as wild animals...however it was used for good purpose

  • the shi jing book of poems

    it was founded 1000 bc...it compromises 305 poems

  • burial of the terra cotta army

    it was discovered 1974...by local farmers near Xi'an, Shanxx

  • dev. of weigi board

    1100 bc...it was found in china...its known as the spirit board or talking board....theoretically to communicate with the spirits

  • birth of confucius

    551 bce-479 bce...it was a chinese thinker and philosopher...it has deeply influenced chinese japanese and koreans