A History of World Societies:
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A History of World Societies Value
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| ca. 230– |
Construction of Great Wall | |
| 221 B.C.E. | China unified under Qin Dynasty | |
| 206 B.C.E.–220 C.E. | Han Dynasty | |
| 145– |
Sima Qian, Chinese historian | |
| 114 B.C.E. | Han government gains control over Silk Road trade routes across Central Asia | |
| 111 B.C.E. | Emperor Wu conquers Nam Viet | |
| 108 B.C.E. | Han government establishes colonies in Korea | |
| 105 C.E. | Chinese invention of paper | |
| ca. 200 C.E. | Buddhism begins rapid growth in China | |
| 220– |
Age of Division in China | |
| 313– |
Three Kingdoms Period in Korea | |
| 372 C.E. | Buddhism introduced in Korea | |
| 538 C.E. | Buddhism introduced in Japan | |
| 581– |
Sui Dynasty | |
| 604 C.E. | Prince Shōtoku introduces Chinese- |
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| 605 C.E. | Introduction of merit- |
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| 618– |
Tang Dynasty; great age of Chinese poetry | |
| 668 C.E. | First political unification of Korea under Silla | |
| 690 C.E. | Empress Wu declares herself emperor, becoming the only Chinese woman emperor | |
| 710 C.E. | Nara made the capital of Japan | |
| 735– |
Smallpox epidemic in Japan | |
| 845 C.E. | Tang emperor begins persecution of Buddhism |