China/Japan Timeline Project

  • Buddhism(China)
    100

    Buddhism(China)

    Indian missionaries travel to china spreading Buddhism, one of the major world religions.
  • Period: 100 to 1500

    China/Japan Timeline Project

  • Japan Founded
    300

    Japan Founded

    In 300AD the Yayoi people founded Japan off the coast of the Korean peninsula.
  • Buddhism(Japan)
    350

    Buddhism(Japan)

    200 years after China the Japanese got their teaching of Buddhism.
  • Japan Conquest
    523

    Japan Conquest

    In 523 the Fujiwara peoples over took Japan.
  • Grand Canal
    590

    Grand Canal

    Chinese create a canal spanning up and down the east.
  • Missions to China
    607

    Missions to China

    In 607 Japanese travelers went to China to study their culture and languages. (This is why the two places are similar)
  • Japan's Constitution
    631

    Japan's Constitution

    In the year 631AD Prince Shotoku Signs Japan's first constitution.
  • Empress Wu
    690

    Empress Wu

    In 690AD China's first and only female empress, Empress Wu, starts ruling alone.
  • Confucianism
    980

    Confucianism

    Around 980AD the Chinese philosopher Confusious started teaching his rules of life known as Confucianism.
  • Compass
    1150

    Compass

    Chinese engineers perfected the magnetic compass. This allowed travelers to know which direction they were going
  • Mongol Invasion
    1211

    Mongol Invasion

    In 1211AD a nomadic tribe called the Mongols invaded china under the rule of Ghengis Khan
  • Silk Road
    1211

    Silk Road

    In 1211 the Mongols took over china meaning they had full control over the chinese part of the silk road. This allowed them to prosper.

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