Medieval Japan: Timeline
Below is an unfinished timeline of medieval Japan. Use the various timelines below (links), and decide what other dates should be in this timeline. Choose at least 4 other dates, and explain why you chose those dates.
Instructions to completing the timeline:
- Click on the links below to see the various timelines
- Decide upon 4 dates that should be in the "unfinished timeline" (these dates should be important to medieval Japanese history)
- Type in the dates and your response in the form below and press "Submit."
- Due before student takes the Medieval Japan exam.
Unfinished Timeline of Medieval Japan
c. 550
Buddhism is introduced into Japan
Buddhism is introduced into Japan
c. 1000
Lady Murasaki Shikibu writes The Tales of Genji
Lady Murasaki Shikibu writes The Tales of Genji
c. 1192
The first shogun rules Japan
The first shogun rules Japan
c. 1603 - 1868
The Tokugawa shoguns rule Japan
The Tokugawa shoguns rule Japan