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China Timeline
Date | Event |
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B.C. | Before Christ |
A.D. | After Death, Anno Domini - Year of our Lord |
1 C.E. | The date when a timeline goes from B.C.E. to C.E. |
551 B.C.E. | Confucius is born and teaches that people should treat others the way they would like to be treated and they should honor their ancestors by praying to them and worshiping them. |
214 B.C.E. | The construction of the Great Wall of China begins. |
500 B.C.E. | Siddhartha travels the country and, because of all the suffering he sees, develops Buddhism. |
200 B.C.E. | Qin dynasty begins ruling and uniting China after many years of civil war. |
105 C.E. | Paper is created using bark and a gelatin type of substance. |
230 B.C.E. | Asoka sends his Buddhist missionaries to China, including his sister. |
750 C.E. | The peak use of the Silk Road for trading with China. |
5,000 B.C.E. | People in China settle on the Yellow River. |
B.C.E | Before the Common Era |
C.E. | Common Era |
220 B.C.E. | Qin Dynasty begins ruling and uniting China after many years of civil war. |