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200 B.C. to 1644 A.D.
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Six Dynasty
220 BC - 581 AD
A period of chaos and division -
Qin Dynasty
221 BC-206 BC
Unification of China under an emperor -
Han Dynasty
206-220 BC
A golden age for a united China -
Yuan Dynasty (the Mongols)
1279-1368 AD
Control of China by foreigners -
Ming Dynasty
1368-1644 AD
Opening up of China to foreign influences at the start of the dynasty, closing down of China by the end of the dynasty -
Sui Dynasty
589-618 AD
Reunification of China -
Tang Dynasty
618-907 AD
Economic development and growth; many inventions and discoveries -
Five Dynasties in the north
Ten kingdoms in the south
907-960 AD
907-970 AD
A period of chaos and division -
Song Dynasty
960-1279 AD
Economic development and growth; many intentions ans discoveries