| -2500 |
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First Golden Age of China under Yao, Shun and Yu |
| -1600 |
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Shang Dynasty - advanced civilization and literature |
| -1030 |
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Chou Dynasty - feudal system established |
| -660 |
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Japanese Empire established by Jimmu |
| -530 |
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Death of Lao-Tsu, founder of Taoism |
| -500 |
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Wars between rival Chinese kingdoms |
| -500 |
|
Confucius preaching in China |
| -480 |
|
Ch'in Dynasty - standardized language and administration |
| -220 |
|
Shih Huang Ti first emperor of united China |
| -210 |
|
Great Wall of China built to keep out Mongolians |
| -200 |
|
Han Dynasty - Mandarin bureaucracy and invention of paper |
| -140 |
|
Emperor Wu Ti expands Chinese Empire |
| 200 |
|
Silk, porcelain and tea exported to west on Silk Road |
| 220 |
|
End of Han Dynasty - China divided for 3 centuries |
| 400 |
|
Japanese states united by Yamato clan |
| 400 |
|
Shinto cult in Japan |
| 520 |
|
Zen form of Buddhism introduced to China from India |
| 581 |
|
Sui Dynasty - China reunited |
| 600 |
|
China's Grand Canal (longest canal system in world) rebuilt |
| 600 |
|
Khmer Empire established in Indo-China |
| 618 |
|
T'ang Dynasty in China - arts and literature thrive |
| 683 |
|
Empress Wu becomes first and only Chinese woman ruler |
| 710 |
|
Japanese capital established at Nara |
| 794 |
|
Kyoto becomes capital of Japan during Heian period |
| 868 |
|
First book printed in China |
| 907 |
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"Five Dynasties" and partition of China |
