Huang He River Valley

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  • 2100 BCE

    Combination of Tribes

    Tribes in Huang He Valley begin working together
  • 2070 BCE

    Center of Civilization

    Huang He Valley becomes the centre of Chinese culture, society and learning
  • 2070 BCE

    Xia Dynasty Begins

    Da Yu, first leader of the Xia Dynasty, created systems to control the floods in the Huang He Valley
  • Period: 2070 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Xia Dynasty

  • 602 BCE

    Huange He River changes

    The path of the river shifted east
  • 260 BCE

    Warring States

    Warring States Period; it was common to attack dikes, canals and reservoirs to disrupt water access and to cause flooding of enemy territory
  • 11

    Major Flooding

    The Huang He River flooded vast amounts of surrounding lands
  • 25

    Fall of the Xin Dynasty

  • 70

    River Shifts Again

    Major flooding caused the river to shift north, to where it exists today