| China |
Date |
World |
Neolithic Period
Chinese cultivate silkworms
|
2600 BC |
Construction of Cheops Pyramid in Egypt |
| Shang Dynasty, 1600-1027 BC |
1200 BC |
Aztec Pyramids
Trojan War
|
| Zhou Dynasty, 1027-221 BC |
753 BC
600-200 BC
469-399 BC
427-347 BC
336-323 BC
|
Founding of Rome
Greek civilization
Socrates
Plato
Alexander the Great conquers Egypt
|
Qin Dynasty, 221-206 BC
China unified for first time
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Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD
Invention of paper 150 BC
Silk Road opened 139 BC
Great Wall completed 241 AD
Invention of compass 271 AD
|
49-44 BC
47-30 BC
79 AD
476 AD
560 AD
|
Julius Caesar
Reign of Cleopatra
Vesuvius buries Pompeii
Fall of the Roman Empire
Peak of Mayan civilization
|
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD
Tea cultivation, porcelain developed
|
1096-1099 AD |
First Crusade |
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 AD
Gunpowder invented
Genghis Khan 1206-1264 AD
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| Yuan Dynasty, 1279-1368 AD |
1275-1292 AD |
Marco Polo's journey to China |
| Ming Dynasty, 1368-1544 AD |
1492 AD |
Columbus discovers New World |
| Qing Dynasty 1644-1911 AD |
1776 AD |
U.S. Declaration of Independence |
| Chinese Republic founded 1911 AD |
| People's Republic of China founded 1949 AD |
