• • • Neolithic cultures • • •

Timeline: Timeline of Chinese History

Art: The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology
[National Gallery of Art site]

• • • Jômon Culture (ca. 4000-300 BCE) • • •

Timeline: Chronological Outline of Japanese History

Religion:
• The Legendary Past: The Age of the Gods [Primary Source]
• Shintô [Magazine Article]
• Video: "Shintô: Nature, Gods, and Man in Japan" [Teaching Guide]

• • • Xia/Hsia Dynasty (ca. 2200-1750 BCE) • • •

• • • Shang Dynasty (ca. 1750-1100) • • •

Key Points: Early China and the Shang Dynasty

Art: The Great Bronze Age of China

Language:
• The Chinese Language
• Chinese Calligraphy