Development of early Chinese writing system Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
The development of early Chinese writing system was a significant milestone in the history of human communication. One way to explore and understand this development is through a timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.
- Players learn about the invention of oracle bone script
- Players discover the evolution of Chinese characters
- Players explore the impact of papermaking on writing systems (if applicable)
Game Details: a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order
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- 1600-1046 BCE: Oracle bone script is developed in the Shang dynasty
- 1600-1046 BCE: Bronze inscription script is developed in the Shang dynasty
- 1046-256 BCE: Seal script is developed in the Zhou dynasty
- 206 BCE-220 CE: Clerical script is developed during the Han dynasty
- 206 BCE-220 CE: Regular script is standardized during the Han dynasty
- 206 BCE-220 CE: Semi-cursive script is developed during the Han dynasty
- 206 BCE-220 CE: Cursive script is developed during the Han dynasty
- 5000-2000 BCE: Proto-Chinese characters are used in the late Neolithic period
- c. 1200 BCE: Earliest evidence of Chinese characters on oracle bones
- 475-221 BCE: Bamboo and silk scripts emerge during the Warring States period
- 221-206 BCE: Small seal script becomes standardized during the Qin dynasty
- 1600-1046 BCE: Bronze script is used for inscriptions on bronze vessels in the Shang dynasty
- 1600-1046 BCE: Oracle bone script is used for divination during the Shang dynasty
- 475-221 BCE: Invention of writing brush during the Warring States period
- 206 BCE-220 CE: Development of ink and inkstone during the Han dynasty
- 1st century CE: Spread of Chinese writing system to neighboring countries like Japan and Korea
- 206 BCE-220 CE: Clerical script becomes the standard script for official documents during the Han dynasty
- 206 BCE-220 CE: Introduction of paper during the Han dynasty
- 2nd century BCE: Adoption of Chinese characters by the Vietnamese in the 2nd century BCE
- 20th century CE: Evolution of Chinese characters into modern simplified and traditional forms