Ancient China

  • Period: 1728 BCE to 1675 BCE

    King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty

  • Period: 1728 BCE to 1675 BCE

    King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

    People of the Shang dynasty are believed to have used calenders and developed knowledge of astronomy and math, thanks to inscriptions on tortise shells that have been unearthed by archiologists.
  • 1192 BCE

    Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty

  • Period: 1100 BCE to 256 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty begins in China

    The Zhou dynasty established the distinctive political and cultural characteristics that were to be idenified with China for the next millenia.
  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Life of Confucius

    Confucius taught school and wrote books. He wrote two collections called the Book of Odes and the Book of documet.
  • Period: 481 BCE to 221 BCE

    Warring States Period

    The Warring States Period describes the three centuries when various rival Chinese states battled viciously for territorial advantage and dominace.
  • Period: 256 BCE to 195 BCE

    Reign of Liu Bang

    Liu Bang's rule allowed more freedom.
  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

    Through the centuries the Qin dynasty strengthened their diplomatic and political standing through a variety of mean including marriage.
  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    The crossbow is used for the first time in battle

  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    The crossbow is used for the first time in battle ____

  • Period: 202 BCE to 220 BCE

    Han Dynasty

  • Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE

    Reign of Wudi

    Wudi made Confucianism the state of religion.
  • Period: 9 to 23

    Reign of Emperor Wang Mang

  • 105

    invention of paper

  • 210

    Terricotta Army is buried

  • 1192

    Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty