China Timeline By sdean11 202 initial Han Dynasty Key technical development of horse collor and water mill 221 Shi Huangdi proclaimed first emporer of china 542 Buddha 551 Period's of great chines Pilosophers Confucius, Laozi, Mencius, Legalists Oct 1, 770 Later Zhou Kindom Beginning of chinas classical period Jan 1, 1122 initial zhou kingdom 1122-770 B.C.E. Period: Jan 1, 1901 to Jan 1, 2000 History of early China Jan 1, 1923 invention of paper and compass