Chinese Dynasties

Age of the Five Rulers ca. 27 - 22 B.C.

Xia Dynasty . . . . ca. 22 - 16 c. B.C.

Shang Dynasty 16 c. B.C. - 1066 B.C.

Zhou Dynasty

Western Zhou . . 1066 B.C. - 771 B.C.

Eastern Zhou

Spring & Autumn ca. 8 - 3 cent. B.C.

Warring States . . . . . . 770 - 221 B.C.

Qin Dynasty . . . . 221 B.C. - 221 B.C.

Han Dynasty

Western Han . . . . . . . . 206 B.C. - 8

Eastern Han . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 - 220

Three Kingdoms

Wei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 - 265

Shu Han . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 - 263

Wu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 - 280

Western Jin . . . . . . . . . . . 265 - 316

Eastern Jin . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 - 420

Egypt

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Dark Ages

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Sixteen Kingdom . . . . 304 - 420

Southern & Northern

Southern Dyna . . . . . . 420 -589

Northern Dynasty . . . . 386 -581

Sui Dynasty . . . . . . . . 581 - 618

Tang Dynasty . . . . . . . 618 - 907

Song Dynasty

Northern Song . . . . . 960 - 1127

Southern Song . . . . . 1127 - 1279

Liao Dynasty . . . . . . . 907 -1125

Western Xia Dynasty 1032 -1227

Jin Dynasty . . . . . . . . 1115 - 1234

Yuan Dynasty . . . . . . 1279 - 1368

Ming Dynasty . . . . . . 1368 - 1644

QingDynasty . . . . . . . 1644 - 1911

Republic of China . . . . . . . 1912 -

People's Republic of China 1942 -

end of Dark Ages

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Renaissance

Industrial Revolution

 Japanese Historical Periods

JOMON . c.10,500 - c.300 B.C.E. Corded marked pottery YAYOI c.300 B.C.E. - C. E. c.300 Rice cultivation Bronze introduced KOFUN (Tumulus; Old Tomb) c.300-552 Gigantic tombs haniwa figures ASUKA . . . . . . . . . . 552-646 Buddhism,writing and gov't system NARA . . . . . . . . . .. . 646-794 High level of Buddhist arts HEIAN . . . . . . . . . . . 794-1185 Court culture

KAMAKURA . . . . . . . . .1185-1392 Zen Buddhism MUROMACKI (Ashikaga) 1392-1568 Shogun (warlords) rule, Zen dominates arts MONOYA . . . . . . . . . . 1568-1600 Castles built EDO (Tokugawa) . . . . . . 1600-1868 Outside world excluded, mercantile society dev., woodblock printing MODERN: Meiji Taisho Showa Heisei . . . . . . 1868-present Opens to Western world, industrial nation

KOREAN ERAS

Prehistoric Age (BC 5000~), abstractionism, geometrical figures, earthen pot

Three Kingdoms Period (AD 57~) naturalism, love of nature rather than of things that are artificial.

Unified Silla Period Golden Age of Buddhism, stone,gold and copper Buddhist statues

Goryeo Dynasty (AD 918~) noble style, temple art

Joseon Dynasty (AD 1392~) Buddhism was suppressed by the government, encouraged Confucianism,

"The Principal of Economic Beauty", folk paintings, humor and variegated colors, honest and natural aesthetics

Modern Age and the Present Age