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| c. 350 BC |
| | Daoism, attributed to the mythical sage Lao Tzu, becomes a popular alternative to the solemnity of Confucianism | |
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| c. 350 BC |
| | Tea, now well established as a drink, features in a Chinese dictionary | |
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| c. 350 BC |
| | The brutal philosophy of Legalism contributes to the decline of the Zhou dynasty | |
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| c. 250 BC |
| | The Chinese develop the crossbow, many centuries before its use in Europe | |
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| 221 BC |
| | After 800 years the Zhou dynasty is brought to an end by the ruler of the Qin kingdom | |
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| 221 BC |
| | The ruthless Qin dynasty establishes control over the whole of central China | |
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| c. 215 BC |
| | The Qin emperor joins up earlier fortifications to create the Great Wall of China | |
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| 213 BC |
| | In the Qin dictatorship, all Confucian books are burnt (except those of any practical use) and 460 Confucian scholars are executed | |
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| 207 BC |
| | A delegate from imperial China establishes the kingdom of Nam-Viet with himself as king | |
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| 206 BC |
| | The Qin emperor, Shi Huangdi, is buried at Xi'an with a vast army of terracotta soldiers | |
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