Interactive Timeline – Confucianism, Legalism and Daoism

The events listed in the right column are out of order. First, place the events in correct order by dragging and dropping each event so it matches the correct year on the timeline.

Once you have placed all items in the correct order please complete the self-quiz below.

722-481 BCE

403-221 BCE

604 BCE

551-479 BCE

385-312 BCE

233 BCE

221-206 BCE

202 BCE - 8 CE

24-220 CE

220-589 CE

589-618 CE

correct incorrect Spring and Autumn periods

correct incorrect Warring States period

correct incorrect Traditional date for birth of Laozi

correct incorrect Traditional dates for life of Confucius

correct incorrect Life of Mencius, champion of Confucianism

correct incorrect Death of Han Fei, philosopher of legalism

correct incorrect First Chinese Empire under Qin

correct incorrect Former Han dynasty

correct incorrect Three Kingdoms, Six Dynasties, North and South Dynasties; rapid spread of Buddhism

correct incorrect Reunification of empire under the Sui

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Use Tab to navigate through the movable items

Use Shift + Tab to navigate up through the movable items

Press Enter to select an item to be moved and to enter the context menu

Press Enter to move the selected item

1. Which sequence for these Chinese thinkers is correct?

A. Confucius, Laozi, Mencius, Han Fei *B. Laozi, Confucius, Mencius, Han Fei C. Laozi, Confucius, Qin, Han Fei D. Laozi, Confucius, Han Fei, Mencius

2. Which sequence for these dynasties is correct?

*A. Qin, Former Han, Later Han, Sui B. Qin, Sui, Former Han, Later Han C. Former Han, Later Han, Qin, Sui D. Qin, Later Han, Former Han, Sui

3. After the collapse of the Later Han dynasty, for how many centuries was China without a unified empire?

A. Over one and a half centuries B. Over two and a half centuries *C. Over three and a half centuries D. Over four and a half centuries

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