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4000B.C. ancient China
Early people in china develop agriculture, which results in their settling in villiges, often surrounded by protective earthen walls. -
1500 B.C. ancient china
The earliest chinese cities are built and fortified with protective walls. -
475-221B.C ancient China
Warring states period, during which china is acollection of hostile separate kingdoms -
221-210B.C ancient china
Reigon of china's first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi.The first great wall is built under General Meng Tien's command -
206B.C. ancient china
Beginning of the reign of the Han dynasty -
121-101B.C. ancient china
Han emperor Wu Di extends the Great Wall into western desert to protect trade along the Silk Road and to subdue the Xiongnu. -
220A.D. ancient China
End of the Han dynasty -
A.D.1200s anciant china
Mongol leader Genghis Khan breaks through neglected Great Wall; conquers China 1215. -
1260 ancient China
Kublar Khan becomes Mongol emperor of China and nearby areas. -
1368 ancient China
Rebellion led by Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Ming emperor, ends Mongol occupation of China. -
1368-1644 ancient China
Rule of the Ming dynasty, when the Great Wall is rebuilt. -
1572-1620 anciant china
Rule of Ming emperor Wanli, the period when the Great Wall took its presented form. -
1644 ancient china
The Manchu conquer china -
1644-1911 ancient china
The manchu rule China, and the Great Wall ceases to serve as a defensive border. -
1949 anciant china
Communists led by Mao Zedong come to power -
1960s ancient china
During the Cultural Revolution, artifacts are destroyed, including parts of the Great Wall. -
1972 ancient China
President Nixon visits the Great Wall. -
1984 ancient China
Deng Xiaoping orders restoration to the Great Wall.
