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Battles and invasions occur leading to war poems and the Book of Odes in 500 BC.
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Confucius begins to teach in China. His teachings are recorded in Analects later.
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La-tzu was the creator of Taoism and a contemporary of Confucius. He created the Tao Te Ching
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Sun Tzu wrote a book called the Art of War in order to organize the armies and their battles around 300 BC.
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Emporer Shih Huang Ti ordered the burning of books and murdering or scholars. During the Han dynasty, scholars scrambled to rewrite and recreate everything destroyed.
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Paper was invented, allowing more people to write. Pan Zhao was the first female writer who wrote lessons for women.
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The former Han Dynasty end, leading Pan Ku to write History of Former Han Dynasty.
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The CSE System developed, including poetry and literature as a mandatory part of the test.
