ancient china

  • the invention of the loom
    2696 BCE

    the invention of the loom

    In China it isbelievd ha th ida for the loom occurd 2696 B.C., When the wife of the yellow emperior ,Leizu was walking in the garden when a cocoon fell on her head, and se noticed how the silk unwounded from the cocoon, like "soft string."
  • The bronze age
    1700 BCE

    The bronze age

    By 1700 B.C. the bronze ae had begun in China. Chn began to make bonze weapons,tools and ships.
  • The Shang Dynasty Rose To Power
    1600 BCE

    The Shang Dynasty Rose To Power

    The Shang dynasty rose to power in 1600. The reason for their rise to power was because of their strong and unique military.
  • The earliest, most advance civilization
    1600 BCE

    The earliest, most advance civilization

    The Shang dynasty was one of the earliest Chinese civilizations they were the first to have recorded history and they discovered bonze wapns and tools.
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 220

    Acient China Dynasty's

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

  • Chinese writing began to develop
    1400 BCE

    Chinese writing began to develop

    in about 1400 B.C. the Shang dynasty began to develop Chinese writing.
  • The Zhou Dynasty Rose To Power
    1046 BCE

    The Zhou Dynasty Rose To Power

    The Zhou dynasty rose power in 1046. They rose power because the people of Shang came to the Zhou for protection against their cruel leaders.
  • The Shang dynasty declined
    1046 BCE

    The Shang dynasty declined

    The Shang dynasty ended in 1046 ate the battle of Muye.This battleled to the ise of te Zhou dynasty
  • Period: 1046 BCE to 256

    Zhou dynasty

  • The start of public school
    770 BCE

    The start of public school

    Public school was started in the Zhou and the Han dynasties(770-476B.C.).Public school was a great idea for almost everyone on China because,it was free! Rich and walthycildrnhad expensivv tutors and teachers come to their home, but once public schools opened all cildrn could get an education.
  • The iron age
    600 BCE

    The iron age

    The iron age in China began about 600 B.C. This allowed China to make more durable tools and weapons.
  • the invention of the crossbow
    500 BCE

    the invention of the crossbow

    Crossbows were first made in the 5t century BC(500-401BC)but the Qin dynasty later made stronger crossbows with more durable materials.
  • The Zhou dynasty declined
    256 BCE

    The Zhou dynasty declined

    The Zhou dynasty declined in 256 B.C.E, Because the army of Qin took over the city of Chengzhou, And the last Zhou ruler was killed.
  • The Qin Dynasty Rose To Power
    221 BCE

    The Qin Dynasty Rose To Power

    The Qin dynasty rose to power in 221 B.C.E. They rose to power through "extensive military campaigns" and "political maneuvering." This eventually allowed Qin to take over rival states. They slowly built governmet, economy and legal code.
  • Qins code of law
    221 BCE

    Qins code of law

    When Qin took control, He wrot a legal code that was the same and applied to everyone. Qin was a legalist so, he thought that all people were bad so, the only way to deal withit was to have harsh punishments for all people.
  • Period: 221 BCE to 207

    Qin dynasty

  • The Qin dynasty declined
    207 BCE

    The Qin dynasty declined

    In 207 B.C. the Qin dynasty declined because of its oppressive government, And because of the strict laws none of the people of Zhou liked their ruler.
  • The Great Wall Of China
    207 BCE

    The Great Wall Of China

    The Great Wall Of China was originally built toprotect China from any outside armies that might try to invade china, And the Qin had construction start between 221 and 207 B.C.E.
  • The invention of the compass
    206 BCE

    The invention of the compass

    In 206 B.C. the Zhou dynasty invented he compass. Th compass ws important because before G.P.S's it was the easiest way to tell where you were going.
  • The Han dynasty rose to power
    206 BCE

    The Han dynasty rose to power

    Whente Qin dynast collapsed it was replaced by Liu Pang. He immedatl rstord feudal lord back to their power.
  • Period: 206 BCE to 9

    Han dynasty

  • The invention of paper
    202 BCE

    The invention of paper

    In 202 B.C. th Han dynasty invnted paper. This was an important invention because there was a lot of information lost in the book burnings ordered by Qin, So now people could start recording information again.
  • The invention of the kite
    200 BCE

    The invention of the kite

    In about 200 B.C. the Zhou invented the kite. The earliest kites were made of bamboo, paper, wood or silk.
  • The decline of the Han dynasty
    9

    The decline of the Han dynasty

    The Han dynast declined in9 A.D. because Cao Cao's son and heir pressured the emperior into abdicating in his favor.