Missouri History:: Missouri State Capitol. The first state capitol building in Jefferson City was built in the period of 1823-1826 and was destroyed by fire in 1837. A new capitol building had been approved at the time and was completed in 1840. The second capitol was destroyed by fire on February 5, 1911, when a bolt of lightning struck the dome.
Xia dynasty [change | change source]. The Xia dynasty lasted from 2100 BC until 1600 BC. It was the first ruling dynasty in Chinese history. The Xia was probably created by emperor Yu the Great. It is not known for certain if the Xia dynasty actually existed. Many people thinks that the Xia dynasty is only a legend.
China gained it's first real national identity under the first of the Chin dynasty, thus the name China. This was around 200 AD. This marked the unification of the 3 kingdoms into a single kingdom that is roughly 2/3rds what is now China today. The Qin dynasty is considered by many to be the beginning of China also. This happened around 200 bc, 400 years before the first Chin ruler. Many of the charatoristics that would become Chinese culture came from this dynasty.