Timeline of Chinese History

Ancient (pre-history – 771 BC)			Xia (ca. 2000-1500 BC)
			Shang (1700-1027 BC)
			Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)
Classical (770 BC – AD 220)			Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
			Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
			Qin (221-207 BC)
			Western Han (206 BC-AD 24)
			Eastern Han (AD 25-220)
Medieval (AD 220-960)			Three Kingdoms (AD 220-280)
			Western Jin (AD 265-316)
			Eastern Jin (AD 317-420)
			Southern and Northern Dynasties (AD 420-588)
			Sui (AD 581-617)
			Tang (AD 618-907)
			Five Dynasties (AD 907-960)
Early Modern (AD 960-1911)			Song (AD 960-1279)
			Yuan (AD 1279-1368)
			Ming (AD 1368-1644)
			Qing (AD 1644-1911)
Modern (AD 1911- present)			Republic of China (AD 1911-1949)
Modern (AD 1911- present)			People’s Republic of China (AD 1949-present)