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Comparative Classical Civilizations
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Greek alphabet invented (GREECE)
740 BCE
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Greece
Alexander becomes King of Macedon (GREECE)
336 BCE
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Greece
Terracotta warriors built for Qin Shihuangdi's burial chamber
246 BCE - 209 BCE
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China
Emperor Qin Shihuangdi became ruler
221 BCE
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China
Great Wall of China
214 BCE
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Qin Shihuangdi, an emperor in the Qin dynasty, linked existing defensive walls to create a continuous wall with defensive towers
Burning of scholarly knowledge in China
213 BCE
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Ordered by Emperor Qin Shihuangdi of China
Han dynasty in China
206 BCE - 9 CE
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Succeeded the Qin dynasty
Chang-an begins being built
202 BCE - 200 BCE
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First great city in Chinese history, built after the Han dynasty succeeded the Qin
Sima Qian, historian of China, born
135 BCE
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Grand historian to the court of Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty in China
"Records of the Grand Historian" is considered one of the first recorded histories
Silk Road starts being used in China
130 BCE - 1453 CE
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The Han dynasty officially opened trade with the West. Routes were closed when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with China and the East.
Wang Mang seized the throne of China
9 CE
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Marked the end of the Han dynasty
Proclaimed the new Xin dynasty with himself as emperor
Papermaking was invented
105 CE
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China