| Time | Era | Description |
| c. 2200-1750 BC | Xia | Earliest recorded Chinese history |
| c. 1750-1040 BC | Shang | Advanced bronze working, lots of human sacrifice ^_^() |
| c. 1100-771 BC | Western Zhou | Origin of really Chinese-Chinese culture |
| 771-221 BC | Eastern Zhou, Spring & Autumn Period, Warring States Period | Lots of changes, rise of Confucianims, Taoism, and Legalism |
| 221-207 BC | Qin | One written language confirmed, construction of Great Wall |
| 206 BC-220 AD | Han | State govt., military and border established |
| 618-907 | Tan | "Golden Age;" prosperity and flourishing of arts |
| 960-1279 | Song | Economic/agricultral expansion. Marco Polo visits! |
| 1271-1368 | Yuen | China becomes largest country in world history (Mongol reign) |
| 1368-1644 | Ming | China reunified and strengthened |
| 1644-1911 | Qing | Modern Chinese borders establised; Manchurian reign |
| 1911-1949 | Rebuplic of China | First republican govt. Still holding out in Taiwan! |
| 1949- present | People's Republic of China | Communist China. |
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