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The xia dynasty was the first dynasty in traditional chinese history.
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The Shang dynasty or Yin dynasty, according to traditional historiography, ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Zhou dynasty.
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The Zhou dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history. In 481 the start of the Warring States period during the Zhou dynasty.
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The first Emperor- Qin Shi Huang Di
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The Western Han Dynasty had the development of paper and porcelain and trade established on the Silk Road
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The Xin dynasty only had one emperor which lasted from 9 to 25 AD. It interrupted the Han dynasty, dividing it into the periods of the Western Han and the Eastern Han.
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The Han were restored and remained in power until increasing corruption led to their collapse. Then they divided into three separate kingdoms and then their dynasties ruling the North and the South
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Reestablishment of Imperial rule all over China.
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Growth of cities and trade. Buddhism became an important religion.
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Reunified China after a period of rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty.
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After the Song Dynasty is overthrown by Kublai Khan, the leader of the Mongols.
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Start of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty influenced trade and culture.
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China's last Imperial Dynasty under Manchu rule.