Slave Society	Xia Dynasty	2205-1806 BC
	Shang Dynasty	1600-1046 BC
	Western Zhou Period	1046-771 BC
	Spring Autumn Period	770-476 BC
	Warring States Period	475-221 BC
Qin Dynasty		221-206/207 BC
Han Dynasty		202 BC-AD 220
Three Kingdoms		220-265
Jin Dynasty		265-420
Southern and Northern Dynasties		420-589
Sui Dynasty		581-618
Tang Dynasty		618-907
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms		907-960
Song Dynasty		960-1279
Yuan Dynasty		1271-1368
Ming Dynasty		1368-1644
Qing Dynasty		1636-1911
Modern Period		1840-1919
New-Democratic Revolution		1919-1949
People’s Republic of China		1949-