Chinese History

By Kristine Helper
  • Period: 1766 BCE to 1111 BCE

    Shang dynasty

    First Chinese Dynasty
  • Period: 1111 BCE to 221 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty

    Valued Military prowess over literary
    Heightened Central focus on the central goverment
  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

    Short Dynasty ruled by Qin Shi Huangdi
  • Period: 206 BCE to 221

    Han dynasty

    Super peaceful
  • Period: 217 to 580

    Era of division

  • Period: 581 to 618

    Sui dynasty

  • The Grand Canal
    584

    The Grand Canal

    The grand canal was beginning to be built
  • Period: 618 to 906

    Tang dynasty

  • Empress Wu came into Power
    690

    Empress Wu came into Power

    Only Empress in all of China's history
  • Period: 907 to 960

    Five dynasties

  • Period: 907 to 1128

    Liao dynasty

  • Period: 960 to 1279

    Sung dynasty

  • 1215

    Mongols invade beijing

  • Period: 1260 to 1368

    Yuan dynasty

  • Period: 1368 to

    Ming dynasty

  • Period: to

    Ch'ing dynasty

    Last Dynasty