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Period: 206 to 213
period of the book burning policy
Beginning in 213 BCE, all classic works of the Hundred Schools of Thought — except those from Li Ssu's own school of philosophy known as legalism — were subject to book burning -
Period: 206 to 221
QUIN
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Period: 221 to 476
The Warring States Period
a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan -
Period: 221 to Jan 19, 770
EASTERN ZHOU
Xuan Jiu, the son of King You, established the dynasty in 770 BC, and moved the capital to Luoyi -
Period: 221 to 246
First chinese Emperor
personal name Ying Zheng was king of the Chinese State of Qin from 246 BCE to 221 BCE during the Warring States Period. He became the first emperor of a unified China in 221 BCE. He ruled until his death in 210 BCE at the age of 50. -
341
First use of crossbow
first used as a weapon for war and hunting -
Period: 476 to Jan 15, 770
Spring and Autumn Period
Certain patterns emerged to govern the conduct of relations among the states of the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. These patterns constituted a rudimentary system of interstate or international law based on the model of feudalism established under the Western Zhou -
551
Birth of Confucius
according to Chinese tradition, was a thinker, political figure, educator, and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought -
Jan 15, 1000
The Shi Jing Book of Songs
the earliest collection of Chinese poems -
Jan 19, 1000
connection of the barbarian walls to create the great wall
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Jan 15, 1100
Development of the Ouija Board game
a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages -
Period: Jan 19, 1122 to
SHANG
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Jan 15, 1200
Death of Lady Hao
Lady Hao was a warrior and a general, the third wife of the last Shang Dynasty Emperor. -
Period: to
XIA
The Xia Dynasty of China is the first dynasty to be described in ancient historical records such as Records of the Grand Historian and Bamboo Annals. According to Warring States and Han Dynasty texts, the Xia Dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great after Shun gave his throne to him, and was later defeated and replaced by the Shang. -
Period: to 210
Burial of the Terra Cotta Army
The terra-cotta army were created to defend his underground kingdom from attack -
Battle of Banquan
At the request of all tribes under invasion, the Yellow Emperor launched a battle with the Yan Emperor in Banquan -
Completion of the Erya
The Erya is the oldest extant Chinese dictionary or Chinese encyclopedia -
Date oldest silk found in China
The oldest silk found in China comes from the Chinese Neolithic period found in Henan province. Silk items excavated from the Liangzhu culture site at Qianshanyang, Wuxing District, Zhejiang date to roughly 2570 BC, and include silk threads, a braided silk belt, and a piece of woven silk -
Domestication of the Buffalo
buffalo got domesticated
