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    The document provides a timeline of important events and periods in early Chinese history, beginning with evidence of simple farming around 21,000 BC. Some key events include the appearance of early settlements in the Yellow River Valley between 4000-2100 BC, the start of the Xia Dynasty in 2070 BC marking a transition to bronze tools, and the start of the Shang Dynasty around 1600 BC. The timeline also notes the birth of Confucius in 551 BC and the start of the Warring States period in 476 BC during the Zhou Dynasty.

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    The document provides a timeline of important events and periods in early Chinese history, beginning with evidence of simple farming around 21,000 BC. Some key events include the appearance of early settlements in the Yellow River Valley between 4000-2100 BC, the start of the Xia Dynasty in 2070 BC marking a transition to bronze tools, and the start of the Shang Dynasty around 1600 BC. The timeline also notes the birth of Confucius in 551 BC and the start of the Warring States period in 476 BC during the Zhou Dynasty.

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    The document provides a timeline of important events and periods in early Chinese history, beginning with evidence of simple farming around 21,000 BC. Some key events include the appearance of early settlements in the Yellow River Valley between 4000-2100 BC, the start of the Xia Dynasty in 2070 BC marking a transition to bronze tools, and the start of the Shang Dynasty around 1600 BC. The timeline also notes the birth of Confucius in 551 BC and the start of the Warring States period in 476 BC during the Zhou Dynasty.

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    WHAT HAPPENED WHEN?

    timeline of WHICH HAPPENED EARLIER?

    CHINA
    and other random stuff
    21000 BC (circa.)
    EVIDENCE OF THE FIRST STAGES OF SIMPLE FARMING

    4000 - 2100 BC (circa)


    EARLY SETTLEMENTS APPEAR IN THE YELLOW RIVER
    VALLEY

    2070 BC
    START OF THE XIA DYNASTY, A TIME OF TRANSITION
    FROM STONE-AGE TO BRONZE-AGE
    TOOLS AND WEAPONS
    1600 BC (circa)
    START OF THE SHANG DYNASTY

    1271 BC
    START OF THE YUAN DYNASTY, AFTER THE
    SONG DYNASTY IS OVERTHROWN BY KUBLAI
    700 BC (circa) KHAN, THE LEADER OF THE MONGOLS

    WORK BEGINS ON CONSTRUCTION OF THE


    GREAT WALL
    623 BC
    SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA BORN IN INDIA

    551 BC
    CONFUCIUS IS BORN

    476 BC
    START OF THE WARRING STATES
    PERIOD DURING THE ZHOU DYNASTY

    221 BC
    START OF THE QIN DYNASTY, AND RULE OF
    CHINA’S FIRST EMPEROR QIN SHI HUANG DI

    206 BC
    START OF THE WESTERN HAN DYNASTY,
    DEVELOPMENT OF PAPER AND PORCELAIN; AND
    TRADE ESTABLISHED ON THE SILK ROAD

    202 BC
    START OF THE EASTERN HAN DYNASTY; THE
    HAN WERE RESTORED AND REMAINED IN
    POWER UNTIL INCREASING CORRUPTION LED TO
    THEIR COLLAPSE

    9 AD (circa)
    START OF THE XIN DYNASTY, A BRIEF
    PERIOD UNDER THE REFORMER WANG MANG

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