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2575 BCE
Old kingdom
Under Qin rule till the end of the Qing dynasty -
1640 BCE
Middle kingdom
designated the Chou empire situated on the North China Plain -
1500 BCE
Shang Dynasty
Firmly established in 1500s BC
Ruled a broad area of northern China
Ruled in China until 1100s BC -
Period: 1271 BCE to 1271
Marco Polo
In 1271 Marco left for his famous journey to Asia -
1185 BCE
Medieval Japan
Lasted 400 long years -
1100 BCE
Zhou Dynasty
Started a rebellion and overthrew the Shang rulers in the 1100s BC
Ended around 771 BC and China entered a time of disorder known as the Warring States period -
960 BCE
Song Dynasty
was founded by a general named Zhao -
Period: 771 BCE to 221 BCE
Warring States period
Started at 771 BC after Zhou Dynasty started a rebellion
Ended at 221 BC a king from state of Qin ended the Warring States period. -
618 BCE
Sui Dynasty
Was replaced by Tang dynasty -
221 BCE
Qin Dynasty
In 221 BC, a king from the state of Qin unified all of China under his control and ended the Warring States period.
The Qin dynasty saw many great advances in China. -
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Arrival of Matthew
Unequal Treaties, Similar to the treaties signed by the Qing Dynasty -
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Anglo-Zulu War
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Battle of Adwa
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IMPERIALISM
Japan followed queue with other industrialized nations and went after an empire. -
The first world war
War involving nearly all nations of the world. -
Central Powers
Kaiser Wilhelm II, Mehmed V, Franz Joseph, the three emperors of the central power. -
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Bodily Material Harm
Rape, forcing family members to watch rape, torture, or murder. -
Alliances
Italy joined the triple alliance but after the war broke out. -
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talo-Ethiopian War