Chinese History

By gmacdessi
  • 7000 BCE

    Evidence of Simple Farming

  • Period: 2205 BCE to 1767 BCE

    Start of Xia Dynasty

    The Xia Dynasty was a transition between the stone-age and the bronze-age weaponry and tools.
  • Period: 1766 BCE to 1123 BCE

    Shang Dynasty Began

  • Period: 1122 BCE to 222 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty Began

  • 563 BCE

    Siddhartha Gautama was born

    Siddhartha Gautama was later known as Buddha, and was born in India
  • 551 BCE

    Confucius was born

  • 481 BCE

    Start of the Warring States period

    This took place during the Zhou Dynasty
  • Period: 221 BCE to 207 BCE

    Start of the Qin Dynasty

    China's first Emperor Qin Shi Huang began this Dynasty
  • 220 BCE

    Construction of the Great Wall began

  • Period: 206 BCE to 9

    The Western Han Dynasty

    During this dynasty paper and porcelain was developed and trade was established on the Silk road
  • Period: 9 to 25

    Xin Dynasty Began

    A period under the control of the reformer Wang Mang.
  • Period: 25 to 219

    Eastern Han Dynasty began

    The Han were restored and remained in power until increasing corruption led to their collapse.
  • 220

    Han Empire divided into three

    The three divisions were different kingdoms, and then formed dynasties ruling the north and the south
  • 589

    Start of the Sui Dynasty

    THe Imperial rule over China was re-established.
  • Period: 618 to 959

    Start of the Tang Dynasty

    Cities and trade grew, and Buddhism became an important religion.
  • Period: 960 to 1279

    The Song Dynasty

    This Dynasty re-unified China after a period of rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty
  • Period: 1279 to 1368

    The Yuan Dynasty began

    The Song Dynasty was over thrown by Kublai Khan, the leader of the Mongols.
  • Period: 1368 to

    The Ming Dynasty

  • Period: to

    Start of the Qing Dynasty

    This Dynasty was China's last imperial dynasty, under Man Chu's rule.