Group (2200-206 B.C.): In the beginning and early years of civilizations, The Chinese were the best at advancing. They had the First emperor, and were the first to domesticate silk, rice, soy and pottery. China made history that would affect the world up to this day. From 2200-206 B.C., they invented writing and literature, used and invented things of Iron because it was cheaper and strong then bronze, were the Fist to use Horses in combat, labor, and transportation, and made two great teachers and philosophers: Buddha (Creator of Buddhism, Lao Tse (Taoism), and Confucius (Confucianism).

Me (206 B.C. - 1911 A.D.): After the end of the Qin dynasty and the birth of Jesus, the Chinese got really serious. They used the Silk Road trading route to get and give silk and other goods to other places or countries. They had great inventions like the hot air balloon, the wheelbarrow, and the irrigation system, paper money, and made copper into coins. There was also a lot of war and conflict at that time. Also Marco Polo goes to China and presents new ideas and inventions, Confucianism, poetry, and art to China. The end of the Qing dynasty marked the beginning of the Republic of China.