The ancient Chinese, perhaps of the Zhou Dynasty, invent the trip hammer
A trip hammer, also known as a tilt hammer or helve hammer, is a massive powered hammer used in agriculture, mining, finery forges, and a variety of other applications.
East Asia
Sun Tzu writes the Art of War
The Art of War remains the most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare. It has a profound influence on both Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy and beyond.
Confucius, a great Chinese philosopher, is born
Confucianism is a philosophical system encompassing ideology, culture and academia, brought together by Confucius, then followed and developed by successive generations of his disciples over the past 2,500 years.
Chinese bronze inscriptions come into use in modern-day China
The bronze inscriptions are one of the earliest scripts in the Chinese family of scripts.
The Zhou Dynasty rises to power in China
The Zhou dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history. The military control of China by the royal house lasted initially from 1046 until 771 B.C.E.
Humans in ancient Chinese invent the sheng, an early polyphonic reed instrument
The sheng is a Chinese mouth-blown free reed instrument consisting of vertical pipes. It is a polyphonic instrument and enjoys an increasing popularity as a solo instrument. It is one of the oldest Chinese instruments
Jin City, known now as Beijing, is established as a city
Beijing City was established over 3,000 years ago and was called Jin City in the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century B.C.E. – 771 B.C.E.).
People of the Shang Dynasty begin using oracle bones for divination
Oracle bones are pieces of ox scapula or turtle plastron, which were used for pyromancy, a form of divination, in ancient China, mainly during the late Shang dynasty.
The Shang Dynasty comes to power in China
The Shang dynasty is the earliest dynasty of traditional Chinese history supported by archaeological evidence.
The Xia Dynasty becomes first government and first dynasty in China
The Xia Dynasty (c. 2070-1600 B.C.E.) was the first government to emerge in ancient China and became the first to adhere to the policy of dynastic succession.