20-1 By cely1515 Period: 2200 BCE to 1700 BCE Dynasty-Xia Period: 1766 BCE to 1080 BCE Dynasty- Shang Period: 1279 BCE to 1368 BCE Dynasty-Yuan Period: 1027 BCE to 221 BCE Dynasty- Zhou Period: 960 BCE to 1279 BCE Dynasty-Song Period: 618 BCE to 907 BCE Dynasty-Tang Period: 581 BCE to 618 BCE Dynasty-Sui Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE Dynasty-Qin Period: 206 BCE to 221 BCE Dynasty- Han 200 Silk Road links East Asia and the West 500 Confucius is born 550 Japan adopts Chinese culture Dec 24, 1150 Height of Khmer Empire in Southeast Asia Dec 24, 1500 Europeans reach China's coast Dec 24, 1970 Japan emerges as world economic power