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Life of Confucius . The Wu Chu wars in China between the States of Wu and Chu. The Battle of Boju at which the Wu forces under Sun-Tzu defeated the Chu. Life of the Chinese Relativist Philosopher Teng Shih (probable date of death 522 or 502 BCE).
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500 BC: Cast iron was first invented in China. 486 BC: The Wu king King Fuchai of Wu ordered the building of the Han Canal. 484 BC: Wu Zixu died. 482 BC: The Yue king King Goujian of Yue captured the Wu capital in a surprise assault. 479 BC: The generally agreed upon date of Confucius' death. 477 BC: Ji Gai died. 475 BC
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2852 BC: The beginning of the period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in China. 2832 BC: Estimated germination of the oldest living tree and organism on earth as of 2020 the Methuselah Tree, the second-oldest known organism. Sprouting in what would become Inyo County, California.
- 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...
- The Warring States Period lasted 254 years. The Warring States Period started from 475 BC and ended in 221 BC. It was the last period of the Zhou Dynasty (1046–221 BC).
- The Warring States Period began because… …nobles stopped supporting the Zhou Dynasty, and Zhou's vassal states declared themselves independent from Zhou and fought for territory, becoming kingdoms or warring states.
- The Warring States Period was dominated by 7 warring states. Powerful vassal states constantly annexed smaller vassal states, and by the middle of the Warring States period, there were seven vassal states: Qin, Chu, Zhao, Wei, Han, Yan, and Qi.
- Wei and Chu were the strongest at first. Here are power rankings of the seven states during the Warring States Period: 403–386 BC: Wei, Chu, Zhao, Qi, Qin, Han, Yan.
May 9, 2021 · Brought all the warring states under his rule. Warring States in ancient China began around 475 BCE and ended in 221 BCE when King of the Qin successfully brought all the seven states together, forming the first Imperial State of China.
The Chinese Five Emperors (五帝 - wǔdì) were legendary, morally perfect sage-kings. The Five Emperors were mythological rulers of China during the period from c. 2852 BCE to 2205 BCE, which is the time preceding the Xia Dynasty.
