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3rd Century BC
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The Quin Dynasty redefined China. The emperor conquer the warring states and made China one nation once again.
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After Qin Shi Huang unified China, his chancellor Li Si suggested suppressing the freedom of speech, and unifying all thoughts and political opinions.
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. -
During the Quin Dynasty, ruler Quin Shi Huang made a replica of his kingdom underground. There were 1,800 Terra-cotta warriors with about 6,000 more to still be excavated. They were all in battle formation.
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Picture of Quin Shi Huangdi
Quin Shi Huang
He was the king of the Chinese State of Qin from 247 to 221, and then became the first emperor of a unified China from 221 to 210, ruling under the name First Emperor. -
Theh Warring State Period was a period when regional warlords annexed smaller states around them and consolidated their rule.
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Xuan Jiu established the dynasty. They had 25 emperors.
Some achievements include iron tools, and extending of the routes with the SIlk Road. -
The western Zhou was the longest dynasty in Chinese's history.
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Mid 5th Century BC
One of the earliest reliable records of the crossbow was from an ambush, the Battle of Ma-Ling in 341 BC. -
Confucius was a great Chinese sage. Many people followed his beliefs.
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1.During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty
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It is the earliest book of poems of The Zhou Dynasty. 305 poems.
They are not sure of the actual date the book was created but it could have been created as early as 1000 BC. -
The Shang Dynasty was based on agriculture. Also silkworms, pigs, dogs, sheep, and oxen were raised. The Shang dynasty was also advanced in metallurgy.
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used to communicate with spirits
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Lady Hao was the wife to King Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty. She was buried in a lacquered coffin with treasures such as bronzes and jades.
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There was a great flood during this period in the Yellow River Valley.
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It was the first battle record in Chinese History. It was the third of a three series battle. The Battle of Banquan is credited for the formation of the Huaxia tribe.
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The oldest silk found in China comes from the Chinese Neolithic period.
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