Quizlet Major Dates - East Asia

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  1. 1271 - 1368: Yuan dynasty
  2. 1275 - 1287: Marco Polo
  3. 1368 - 1644: Ming dynasty
  4. 1644 - 1911: Manchu dynasty
  5. 1700 BCE - 1100 BCE: Shang dynassty
  6. 1894 - 1945: Japanese imperialism
  7. 1900: Boxer Rebellion
  8. 1911: Manchus aer overthrown
  9. 1912: China becomes a republic by Dr. Sun Yat Sen
  10. 1925: Dr. Sun Yat Sen dies
  11. 1949: Communist regime established on the mainland
  12. 1960: Great Leap Forward
  13. 1968: Cultural Revolution
  14. 1970's: Ping Pong diplomacy
  15. 1972: President Nixon goes to China
  16. 1974: clay soldiers found
  17. 1976: Mao Zedong dies
  18. 1980's: economic liberlization
  19. 1989: Tiananmen Square
  20. 1990's: rise of dissidents - people who wanted more political freedom
  21. 1997: Hong Kong returned to China after 99 year lease to Britain
  22. 1999: Macao returned to China from Portugal
  23. 2002: President Bush goes to China
  24. 2008: Free Tibet protest
  25. 206 BCE - 220 CE: Han dynasty
  26. 221 BCE - 206 BCE: Qin dynasty
  27. 551 BCE - 479 BCE: Confucianism
  28. 5th - 6th century BCE: D/Taoism