Ancient China Timeline

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  • Period: 2070 BCE to 1100 BCE

    King Jie of the Xia danasty dies, ending the dynasty

    was 17th and the last one to rule xia,
    Jie was defeated by Tang of shang, bring in end to the Xia dynasty
  • Period: 1766 BCE to 1027 BCE

    The crossbow is used for the time time in battle

    was in important technical achievement that enjoyed the further distinction of being outlaw
  • Period: 1570 BCE to 1045 BCE

    Shang dynasty

    It is sometimes referref as the Yin dynasty
    The capital of shang was the city of Yin Xu
    The dynasty was found by tang of shang
  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE

    Reigan of emperor wu ding of the shang dynasty

    The reigan of Wu Ding is seen as the climax of the shang dynasty before in fell in decline
  • 1046 BCE

    sun Tzu, the author of the art of war is born

    It was broken into 5 states and each states was named after the last name of the king
  • 1045 BCE

    zhou Dynasty

    The Zhou ruled from 1045-256 BC
    The Zhou dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty
    Zhou dynasty was established after battle of Muye in 1046
  • Period: 551 BCE to 475 BCE

    life of confucius

    He was schooled in six art
    Confucius hometown was Qufu
  • Period: 475 BCE to 221 BCE

    Warring states period

    The warning state period lasted 254 years
    warring state period was dominated in 7 states
  • Period: 259 BCE to 210 BCE

    The terracotta amry is buried

    The terracotta army is part of the world's largest ancient imperial tomb
  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

    Qin dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of china
    their reign lasted only 15 years from 221-206 BC
  • Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE

    Han Dynasty

    the longest lasting dynasty in the last 2,200 years
    It become more central asian through silk road
    devastated by huge natural disasters
  • Period: 202 BCE to 195 BCE

    Reign of Lui Bang

    Lasted for over 400 years, The longest Dynasty In history of china
  • Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE

    Reign of wudi

    Wudi was a relative of the emperor of the Nan Qi
  • 105 BCE

    Invention of paper

    The china invention papper from Hemp
    The derived the English word paper from Egyption word papyrus
  • Period: 45 BCE to 23 BCE

    Reigan of emperor wang mongof

    He is Known in chinse history as shehuangdi