Can You Place China’s Past in the Right Order?

Travel through time and match key historical moments in China history. Fun educational game, suitable for online lessons, interactive classes and exciting homework.

You’re given 15 major historical events in China history in random order. Your task is to drag and drop them into the correct timeline - from oldest to most recent.

Here are the 15 China historical events in chronological order:

• Construction of the Great Wall Begins
  📅 ~ 500 BCE
  Early defensive walls are built by Chinese states.
• Qin Dynasty Unifies China
  📅 221 BCE
  Emperor Qin Shi Huang unifies warring states into one empire.
• Silk Road Trade Opens
  📅 130 BCE
  Han Dynasty opens trade routes connecting China with Central Asia and beyond.
• Invention of Paper
  📅 105 CE
  Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty invents early paper.
• Golden Age of Tang Dynasty
  📅 618–907 CE
  Cultural, technological, and artistic flourishing under Tang rule.
• Gunpowder Invented
  📅 850 CE
  Chinese alchemists create gunpowder during the Tang Dynasty.
• Yuan Dynasty Established by Mongols
  📅 1271 CE
  Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, founds the Yuan Dynasty.
• Forbidden City Construction Begins
  📅 1406 CE
  Ming Dynasty begins building Beijing’s iconic imperial palace.
• Qing Dynasty Begins
  📅 1644 CE
  Manchu forces establish China’s last imperial dynasty.
• First Opium War Begins
  📅 1839 CE
  Conflict with Britain over trade and sovereignty erupts.
• Fall of the Qing Dynasty
  📅 1911 CE
  The Xinhai Revolution ends imperial rule in China.
• People’s Republic of China Founded
  📅 1949 CE
  Mao Zedong proclaims the establishment of communist China.
• Cultural Revolution Begins
  📅 1966 CE
  Mao launches radical sociopolitical campaign.
• Economic Reforms Begin
  📅 1978 CE
  Deng Xiaoping opens China to markets and modernization.
• Beijing Hosts the Olympics
  📅 2008 CE
  China steps into global spotlight with the Summer Olympics.