East Asia Timeline By sldb99 7000 BCE Domestication of rice in the Yangzi River 1206 BCE Mongol tribes arrive in East Asia 1101 BCE Zhou Dynasty challenges Shang Dynasty in 12th century 600 BCE Confucius ideas are enlightened in East Asia in mid 60th century 403 BCE Period of the Warring States 300 BCE Long distance trade increases in East Asia 221 BCE 1st Qin emperor declares himself emperor 206 BCE Han Dynasty rises 124 BCE Han Wudi establishes imperial university, confucian exam system 102 BCE Silk Road introduced