China/Japan Timeline Project

By Reed Phillips
  • 100

    Buddhism(China)

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

    China/Japan Timeline Project

  • 300

    Japan Founded

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

    Buddhism(Japan)

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

    Japan Conquest

    Japan Conquest
    In 523 the Fujiwara peoples over took Japan.
  • 590

    Grand Canal

    Grand Canal
    Chinese create a canal spanning up and down the east.
  • 607

    Missions to China

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

    Japan's Constitution

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

    Empress Wu

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

    Confucianism

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

    Compass

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

    Mongol Invasion

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

    Silk Road

    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.