| Early settlers in the Yellow River Basin. | ![]() | ||||
| Invention of the fast potter's wheel. | |||||
| Use of jade bi and cong for ceremonial purposes. | ![]() | ||||
| Xia Dynasty | |||||
| 1300 - Anyang becomes Shang capital | ![]() | ||||
| Evidence of writing | ![]() | ||||
| 1050 - Zhou conquest of the Shang dynasty | ![]() | ||||
| 770 - Zhou flee Luoyang | |||||
| Confucius born | ![]() | ||||
| 221 - Qin Shi Huangdi becomes Emperor 210 - Death of Qin Shi Huangdi |
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| First mention of a Buddhist community in the region of Jiangsu | ![]() | ||||
| Gunpowder discovered. | |||||
| Genghis Khan invades the north of China | |||||
| Ming porcelain | ![]() | ||||
| 1908 - Last Emperor Puyi gains throne 1949 - People's Republic of China 1976 - Mao Zedong dies |
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