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t. e. Timeline of Chinese history. This is a timeline of Chinese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in China and its dynasties. To read about the background to these events, see History of China.
- Shang Dynasty, Confucius
- The Silk Road, Paper and Guns
- The Opium Wars
• 1600-1050 B.C.: Shang Dynasty -The earliest ruling dynasty of China to be established in recorded history, the Shangwas headed by a tribal chief named Tan. The Shang era is marked by intellectual advances in astronomy and math. • 551–479 B.C.: Confucius -The teacher, politician and philosopher was raised in poverty by his mother. He entered polit...
• 125 B.C.: The Silk Road -Following capture and escape during a mission for Emperor Wu, Zhang Qian returned after 13 years with a map of the ground he had covered. Reaching as far as Afghanistan, his maps were accurate and led to the international trade route the Silk Road. • 105 A.D.: Paper and books -Cai Lun developed paper by pounding together ...
• 1840-1842: The First Opium War -Great Britain flooded the country with opium, causing an addiction crisis. The Qing Dynasty banned the drug, and a military confrontation resulted. British forces shut down Chinese ports, and Hong Kongwas handed over to them. • 1851-1864: The Taiping Rebellion -Self-proclaimed prophet Hong Xiuquan revoltedagainst t...
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Chronology of Chinese History I. Prehistory Neolithic Period ca. 8000-2000 BCE Xia (Hsia)? Trad. 2200-1766 BCE II. The Classical Age (Ancient China) Shang Dynasty ca. 1600-1045 BCE (Trad. 1766-1122 BCE) Zhou (Chou) Dynasty ca. 1045-256 BCE (Trad. 1122-256 BCE) Western Zhou (Chou) ca. 1045-771 BCE Eastern Zhou (Chou) 770-256 BCE
China has over 3,000 years of history, based on the earliest written records. China's timeline shows the rise and fall of the main 15 Chinese dynasties, and modern era governments. This table shows the timeline of Chinese history.
YearsDynasty (eras And Sub-eras)c. 2100–1600 BCc.1600–1046 BCc. 1046–256 BCc. 1046–771 BCWestern ZhouHistorical Overview–Neolithic to Han. This booklet covers the time period between approximately , (Before Common Era) and the end of the Han dynasty at (Common Era). This is an immense amount of time, about two-thirds of the total span of Chinese history.
VIETNAM. CHINA—Timeline of Historical Periods. • Timeline of Chinese Historical Periods and Dynasties. • Annotated Timeline of Chinese History. • Visual Timeline of China's Historical Periods [PDF] • "The Dynasties Song" for Remembering the Major Chinese Dynasties. • Historical Thinking: China (Education about Asia) Timeline of Chinese Dynasties.
For nearly two thousand years, China had an advanced civilization ruled by a succession of dynasties. Dynastic rule in China began in the year 221 BCE with the rise of Shihuangdi, the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. Shihuangdi’s brutal, yet productive, rule set the stage for future Chinese dynasties, including
