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China in Context
China in Context
Qin Dynasty
220 Great
Wall of China
476
Fall of
Rome
206 B.C.E.-220
A.D.
Han Dynasty
221-206 B.C.E.
Period of
Disunion
570
Muhammad
born
589-618
Sui Dynasty
605 Grand
Canal
220-589
960-1279
Tang Dynasty
Golden Age of
China
gunpowder
compass
first book printed
618-907
Empire of Ghana 300-1100
Song Dynasty
paper money
moveable type
1368-1644
Yuan Dynasty
Kublai Khan rules
spread of silk rd.
Marco Polo starts
travels in 1271
1271-1368
Empire of Mali 1235-1400
Ming Dynasty
rebuilt Great Wall
Built Forbidden City
1420
1514 1st European ship
arrives.