500 BC: Cast iron was first invented in China. 486 BC: The Wu king King Fuchai of Wu ordered the building of the Han Canal. 484 BC: Wu Zixu died. 482 BC: The Yue king King Goujian of Yue captured the Wu capital in a surprise assault. 479 BC: The generally agreed upon date of Confucius' death. 477 BC: Ji Gai died. 475 BC

View a map of Ancient China in 500 BCE - the time of the famous philosopher Confucius.

China was first united under a single imperial state by Qin Shi Huang in 221 BC. Orthography, weights, measures, and law were all standardized. Shortly thereafter, China entered its classical era with the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD), marking a critical period.

Explore the timline of China. Ancient China produced what has become the oldest extant culture in the world. The name 'China' comes from the Sanskrit Cina (derived from the name of the Chinese Qin Dynasty, pronounced 'Chin') which...

The year 500 BCE was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Republic it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Camerinus and Longus (or, less frequently, year 254 Ab urbe condita ).

c. 500 BC—Yayoi period starts in Ancient Japan. c. 500 BC—Oldest known Zapotec writing. 500 BC – The Zapotecs establish Monte Albán, the sacred city, and continue building pyramids.

1300 BC. Yinxu, China; Estimated population: 120,000. Around 13th century BC is the first time we see the birth of large cities in China. Yinxu represents the ancient city of Yin, the last capital of China’s Shang dynasty, and one of China’s oldest and largest archeological sites.

A map of the world in 500 BCE, showing the rise of the great civilizations of Ancient Greece, India and China.

Mar 22, 2017 · It dates to the late Spring and Autumn period (about 500 BC), but the oldest surviving copy dates to 1235 AD. According to the Kaogongji: "When the builder constructs the capital, the city should be a fang (a four-sided orthogonal shape) nine li on each side with three gates each. Within the city are nine longitudinal and nine latitudinal ...

View a map of China, Japan and Korea in 500 BCE, when Confucina was laying down much of the philosophical basis for East Asian civilization.