Chinese Events that Influenced Literature Timeline.

The Shang Dynasty

1600 BCE

The Shang were warrior-nobles ruled by the king. The Shang artisans learned hot to make cloth from silk, and were the first to leave written records.

The Chou Dynasty

1050 BCE

Overthrew the Shang, and had a great expansion and the establishment of Feudalism. The strength of the Chou weakened as tribes invaded the northern frontier.

The Sung Dynasty

960 BCE

Education spread like literature, calligraphy, and painting flourished, also the Chinese studied the human anatomy. Foreign began to spread, and Chinese culture spread throughtout Southeast Asia.

Chinese History

800 BCE

The Chinese begin to cast iron. Warring States period begins.

Chinese literature

800 BCE

Confucius teaches about ethical values like honesty, loyalty, and respect for elders. The first analogy of Chinese poetry is complied.

The T'ang Dynasty

618 BCE

Expanded the Chinese empire, it was a golden age, especially in poetry and painting. Grew in wealth and the population became the most sophisticated city of its time.

The Han Dynasty

221 BCE

Ruled over China for more than 400 years, it was a time of innovation and prosperity. The religion of Buddhism, later spread from India to China.

The Ch'n Dynasty

221

The Ch'in king centralized the government and built an extensive network of roads, and set uniform standards for weights and measures. He forced manypeasants to create the Great wall.