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300 BCE
Yayoi brings farming to Japan
pg.220 -
500
Yamato clan rules Japan
pg.221 -
500
Shinto was founded
pg.222 -
590
Grand Canal linked northern and southern China
pg.176 -
600
Prince Shotoku ruled Japan
pg.222 -
700
Japanese Emperors built Nara, a new capital city
pg.223 -
898
Earliest known book printed in China
pg.176 -
1100
Most noble families now owned samurai to protect them.
pg.225 -
1150
Chinese perfect magnetic compass
pg.177 -
1211
Genghis Khan invades northern China
pg.177 -
1260
Kublai Khan rules Mongol Empire
pg.177 -
1421
Emperor Yong Le builds the Imperial City
pg.177
