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200
Buddhist altars
By this time Buddhist altars stood in the emporer's palace. Buddhism greatly influenced ancient China. -
Period: 206 to 220
Han dynasty
In this Dynasty the government in China strengthens. It is a good time for china. -
210
Shi Huangdi dies
Shi Huangdi died in 210. He was one of china's best rulers. -
213
Shi Huangdi orders burning of books
Though he was a good leader. He did burn books he didn't agree with. -
Period: 220 to
Period of Disunison
This was where the dynasties fought for power. The Sui Dynasty ended this period. -
221
Shi Huangdi unifies china
When he unified china he also started the Qin dynasty. It changed the old political system. -
Period: 400 to
Age of Buddhism
The age of buddhism was when china was influenced greatly by buddhism. It ended when the military lauched a campaign against it. -
450
Laozi is born
Laozi was born between 400 and 500 bc. he wrote a book on daoism. -
551
Confucius is born
Confucius created confuciunism. It focused on ethics. -
Jan 1, 771
invaders reach Zhou capitol
This reaches the downfall the Zhou dynasty. A new dynasty must come forth -
Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1500
Shang Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty was in the bc times. It was one of the first dynasties in China -
Jan 1, 1206
mongols are united
The mongols took over most of asia. But they were eventually overthrown -
Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Dec 4, 1368
Yuan Dynasty
It expanded to almost all of asia. Though soon the were overthrown. -
Period: Dec 4, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
It defeated the mongols. It lasted for nearly 300 years -
Jan 1, 1420
The forbidden city
The forbidden city was not actually a city. it was a complex of over a thousand buildings. -
Jan 1, 1433
Grand voyage.
Zheng he led a grand voyage. they brought back exotic animals. -
Ming dynasty is overthrown
This is the unfortunate end of the ming dynasty. the early westerners. -
Han moves it's Capitol
The Han Dynasty moved it's capitol to luoyang. -
Terra Cotta soldiers are found
There were more than 6,000 life sized soldiers. they were found in shi Huangdi's tomb. -
silk road
The silk road was a trade route. it extended frome china all the way to rome. -
Grand Canal
The Grand Canal was a cancal linking north and south China. It created easier trade. -
Warring States period
This is when china fought for power. It is much like the period of disunion. -
confucuis dies
Confucius created confucianism. he died in the year 479. -
Period: to
Sui Dynasty
The Sui Dynast was the Dynasty that ended the period of disunison.They Created the Grand Canal -
Period: to Jan 1, 1279
Song Dynasty
The song dynast came after the tang. It was a time of Great accomplishments.
