Ancient China dynasty

By Maggie E
  • The Shang dynasty was founded
    1600 BCE

    The Shang dynasty was founded

    A reason for their rise to power is that they used unique military style.
  • The first civilization
    1600 BCE

    The first civilization

    The Shang dynasty was labeled as the first civilazation.
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 220

    Ancient China Dynasty

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE

    The Shang dynasty

  • The Shang dynasty invented writing
    1400 BCE

    The Shang dynasty invented writing

    Writing was used as a source of communication.
  • The Zhou dynasty was founded
    1046 BCE

    The Zhou dynasty was founded

    One of their reasons that they rose to power was that the people of the Shang dynasty came to the Zhou dynasty for protection from their cruel leaders.
  • The Shang dynasty ended
    1046 BCE

    The Shang dynasty ended

    A reason for their decline was that the Shang dynasty had a very oppressive government.
  • Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE

    The Zhou dynasty

  • The Zhou dynasty discovered gunpowder
    900 BCE

    The Zhou dynasty discovered gunpowder

    Gunpowder was very useful for wars.
  • The Iron plow was invented
    475 BCE

    The Iron plow was invented

    The iron plow was an iron tool that helped with farming.
  • The Zhou dynasty created Chinese philosophies
    400 BCE

    The Zhou dynasty created Chinese philosophies

    Some of these philosophies are still used today.
  • The Zhou dynasty ended
    256 BCE

    The Zhou dynasty ended

    A reason for their decline was that their people hated the strict laws and harsh punishments.
  • The Qin dynasty was founded
    221 BCE

    The Qin dynasty was founded

    One of the main reasons they rose to power was that they had extensive military campaigns.
  • The Great wall of China
    221 BCE

    The Great wall of China

    The Great wall was built by Qin for protection.
  • Period: 221 BCE to 207 BCE

    The Qin dynasty

  • The Qin dynasty's emporers
    210 BCE

    The Qin dynasty's emporers

    The Qin dynasty was the shortest dynasty in time but had two emperors.
  • The Qin dynasty ended
    207 BCE

    The Qin dynasty ended

    One of the main reasons for their decline was that Emporer Qin died and his son was a bad ruler.
  • The Han dynasty was founded
    206 BCE

    The Han dynasty was founded

    One of the main reasons they rose to power was the death of Emporer Qin.
  • The Han dynasty discovered the compass
    206 BCE

    The Han dynasty discovered the compass

    The compass was one of the many inventions China discovered.
  • The silk road was made
    206 BCE

    The silk road was made

    The Han dynasty made the silk road to transport silk.
  • Period: 206 BCE to 220

    The Han dynasty

  • The Han Dynasty declined
    220

    The Han Dynasty declined

    One reason they declined was