8000 BCE
EARLY SETTLEMENT
Settlers in the valley of the Yellow River andalong the Yangtze River establish villages and begin the development of an agricultural society. Farming communities emerge in Henan Province and rice becomes a staple crop. Evidence of terraced farming remains.
The oldest examples of writing were found on tortoiseshells and bronzes from the Shang Dynasty
1300 BCE
WRITING DEVELOPS IN THE SHANG DYNASTY
A system of writing begins to emerge during