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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
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a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan
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Xuan Jiu, the son of King You, established the dynasty in 770 BC, and moved the capital to Luoyi
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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.
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first used as a weapon for war and hunting
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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
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according to Chinese tradition, was a thinker, political figure, educator, and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought
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the earliest collection of Chinese poems
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a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages
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Lady Hao was a warrior and a general, the third wife of the last Shang Dynasty Emperor.
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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.
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The terra-cotta army were created to defend his underground kingdom from attack
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At the request of all tribes under invasion, the Yellow Emperor launched a battle with the Yan Emperor in Banquan
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The Erya is the oldest extant Chinese dictionary or Chinese encyclopedia
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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
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buffalo got domesticated
