3000BC-Earliest Neo Historical Record of Ancient Chin to Last Ching Dynasty coexisting but seperate from Korean Joseon Dynasty ::aka 대한제국 represented by Emperor Gojong ...Showing Independent Coexisting 2333BC 고조선Gojoseon

Neolithic Era3000 - 1500 B.C. The earliest known Chinese Stone Age culture was the relatively sophisticated Yang-shao, whose people lived in rudimentary settlements and hunted for game with carved stone spears. The succeeding and more advanced Lung-shan culture identified the social status of the deceased by the type and number of precious jade objects and ceramics in their burial mounds. Chinese Neolithic pottery, both delicate and durable, was artfully decorated and served both practical and ritual purposes. Curator of Asian art Robert Jacobsen takes us through China's illustrious past by focusing on each of its historical dynasties. Ch'in (Pinyin: Qin)221 - 206 B.C. Pronunciation: "chin" During this very brief dynasty, a dynamic leader named Shih-huang unified the "warring states" of the preceding era and declared himself China's first emperor. Buried with him in his tomb were more than 6,000 terra-cotta soldiers and horses; obviously, this dynasty supported a sophisticated ceramic industry. The first sections of the Great Wall were built and so was an extensive highway system. The Great WallTerra-Cotta Soldiers Cocoon-shaped Jar Ch'in (Pinyin: Qin)221 - 206 B.C. Pronunciation: "chin" During this very brief dynasty, a dynamic leader named Shih-huang unified the "warring states" of the preceding era and declared himself China's first emperor. Buried with him in his tomb were more than 6,000 terra-cotta soldiers and horses; obviously, this dynasty supported a sophisticated ceramic industry. The first sections of the Great Wall were built and so was an extensive highway system.