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Neolithic Cultures
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J MON CULTURE
(c.a. 11,000-300)
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Megaliths, Rice, & Bronze
(2000 - 500BCE)
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Indus Civilization (4000 BCE)
Egyptian Civilization (3000 BCE)
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1900
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1900
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1800
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1800
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Shang
(no earlier than 1766)
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Hammurai Code
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Minoan-Aegean Civilization (1750-1100)
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1700
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1700
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1600
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1600
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1500
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1500
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1400
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1400
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1300
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1300
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1200
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1200
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wacka
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Western Zhou
(ca. 1027-771)
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1000
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1000
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900
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900
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800
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800
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Confucius (551-479)
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Eastern Zhou
(771-256)
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Greek City States (750-400)
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700
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Neolithic Cultures/Brozne (700 - 100 BCE)
Dongson
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700
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600
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600
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The Buddha (ca. 563-483)
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500
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500
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Socrates (469-399)
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400
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400
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Iron, Trade and Stratification
(400BCE - 300 CE)
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Alexander the Great (356-323)
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wacka
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300
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300
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YAYOI CULTURE
(c.a. 300 BCE - CE 250)
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Asoka
(ca. 273-232)
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Quin
(221-206)
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Punic Wars and Roman Conquest of the Mediterranean World
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200
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200
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Emperor Wu
(140-86)
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wacka
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100
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100
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wacka
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PAX ROMANA
(27 BCE-CE 180)
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0
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XIN 9-23
(Wang Mang)
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LATER HAN
(25-220)
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100
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100
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Chinese Soverainty
(111 CE - 939)
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wacka
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200
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200
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Period of the Three Kingdoms
(220-80)
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(c.a. 250-552)
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Jin
(280-316)
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300
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300
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Three Kingdoms
(300-668)
Koguryo
(37BCE -668)
Paekche
(18 BCE - 660)
Silla
(37 BCE - )
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Emperor Constantine (306-37)
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Period of Division
(316-588)
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Gupta Empire (ca. 320- ca. 540)
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Northern Wei
(586-534)
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Germanic Invasions of Rome
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400
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400
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500
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500
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Emperor Justinian (527-65)
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wacka
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Late Yamato
(552-710)
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wacka
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600
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Sui
(581-617)
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600
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wacka |
TANG
(617-907)
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Muhammad and the Koran
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SILLA
(668-935)
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wacka
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700
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Li Bo (701-63)
Du Fu (712-70)
Rebellion of An Lushan (755-63)
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700
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Nara Period
(710-84)
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800
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HEIAN PERIOD
(794-1185)
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Charlemagne
(crowned in 800)
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800
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wacka |
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wacka |
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900
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900
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Five Dynasties
(907-60)
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Liao (907-1119)
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918-1392 KORYO (Mongol domination 1231-1356)
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Ngo Dynasty
(939-65)
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Northern Song (960-1127)
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SONG (960-1279)
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Dinh Dynasty
(968-80)
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Early Le Dynasty
(980-1009)
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1000
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1000
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Ly Dynasty
(1010-1225)
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Tran Dynasty
(1225-1400)
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1100
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The Crusades
(1096-1204)
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1100
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Jin
(1115-1234)
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Southern Song
(1127-1279)
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KAMAKURA PERIOD
(1185-1333)
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1200
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1200
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Magna Carta
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Chartres Cathedral
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wacka |
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YUAN
(1279-1368)
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1300
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1300
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ASHIKAGA PERIOD
(1336-1600)
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MING
(1368-1644)
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RENAISSANCE
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1400
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wacka |
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1400
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CHOSON
(1392-1910)
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Ho and Post Tran (1400-13)
Chinese Rule 1414-27
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Later Le
(1428-1524 - nominally until 1788)
(Mac 1527-92)
Trihn lords in North
(1539-1787)
Nguyen lords in South
(1558-1778)
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Fall of Constantinople
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wacka
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1500
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Overseas Exploration
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1500
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wacka |
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Shakespeare
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1600
|
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|
wacka |
|
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1600
|
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TOKUGAWA PERIOD
(1600-1868)
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QING
(1644-1911)
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Newton
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1700
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wacka
|
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1700
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THE ENLIGHTMENT
|
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wacka
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American and French Revolutions
|
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Tayson
(1788-1802)
|
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1800
|
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|
wacka
|
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1800
|
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Nguyen Dynasty
(1802-1945)
|
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Hegel and Marx
|
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Meiji
(1868-1912)
|
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|
wacka
|
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1900
|
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|
1900
|
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Chinese Republic
(1912-49)
Guomindang
(1928-49)
|
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Taish
(1912-26)
|
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Japanese Rule
(1910-45)
|
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First World War
|
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Shwa (1926-89)
|
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The Great Depression
|
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French Rule
(1883 -1954)
|
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Second World War
|
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People's Republic
(1949- )
|
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North Korea & South Korea
|
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North & South Vietnam
(1954-75)
|
|
here
|
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam
(1975-)
|
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Heisei
(1989- )
|
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