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Timeline of Art History: Japan, 8000–2000 B.C.
"Japan's Neolithic Age coincides with a long period of climatic warming that begins about 10,000 B.C. and causes sea levels to rise—separating the Japanese archipelago from the Asian continent." With a period overview, list of key events, and 1 related artwork. Also has links to additional information about Jomon Culture (ca. BCE 10,500-300), an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time.

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Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1000–1400 A.D.
"Some of the most outstanding achievements in Korean art and culture date to the Koryô dynasty (918–1392), which rules the peninsula for nearly 500 years." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about celadon production during the Koryô and ceramic production during the Chosôn (1392-1910), an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.

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Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
"During the first millennium B.C., bronze technology and then iron technology are introduced into the Korean peninsula, probably from the northern regions of the continental mainland, and are used to produce both utilitarian and ritual implements." With a period overview, list of key events, and 1 related artwork. Also has links to an abridged list of rulers in Korea and timelines of China and Japan during this time.

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Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1400-1600 A.D.
"In an attempt to distance themselves from the former Koryô court and rejuvenate the country, the rulers of the new Chosôn dynasty (1392–1910) severely curtail the practice of Buddhism and embrace Neo-Confucianism as the official state ideology." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about ceramic production during the Chosôn, an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.

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Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1–500 A.D.
"With the destruction of the Han Chinese military commandery Lelang in 313 A.D., and the division of the peninsula among the three kingdoms of Koguryô (in the north), Paekche (in the southwest), and Silla (in the southeast), along with the small confederation of city-states known as the Kaya Federation (in the region between Paekche and Silla), a critical new era in Korean history dawns." With a period overview, list of key events, and 6 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the royal tombs of the Silla kingdom (BCE 57-668 CE), an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.

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Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1600-1800 A.D.
"The Manchu invasions of the Korean peninsula and the subsequent establishment of the Qing dynasty in China during the first half of the seventeenth century shape the Chosôn elite's view of its own culture." With a period overview, list of key events, and 8 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about ceramic production during the Chosôn dynasty (1392-1910), an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.

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Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1800–1900 A.D.
"The nineteenth century is a period of significant political, social, and cultural change as Korea lurches into the modern era and world order." With a period overview, list of key events, and 9 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about ceramic production during the Chosôn dynasty (1392-1910), an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.

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Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1900 A.D.–present
"The first half of the twentieth century in Korean history is marked by two grave and painful experiences: the Japanese occupation between 1910 and 1945 and the Korean War of 1950–53." With a period overview and list of key events (but no images). Also has links to additional information about ceramic production during the Chosôn dynasty (1392-1910), an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.

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