23-1 By Sandragail02 1766 BCE Shang Dynasty 1027 BCE Zhou Dynasty 206 BCE Han Dynasty 200 BCE 200 AD-Silk Road links East Asia and the West. 221 Qin Dynasty 550 550 BC-Confucius is born 550 550 AD-Japan adopts Chinese Culture 581 Sui Dynasty Dec 24, 618 Tang Dynasty Dec 24, 960 Song May 4, 1150 1150 AD-Height of Khmer Empire in Southeast Asia Dec 24, 1279 Yuan Dynasty Dec 24, 1368 Britain's Captain James Cook explores May 4, 1500 1500 AD-Europeans reach New Zealands's coast Dec 24, 1644 Austrailia becomes independent May 4, 1970 1970 AD-Austrailia emerges economic power. Dec 24, 2200 New Zealand becomes Independent
