Timeline of Dynasties In China
- 2100-1600 BCE - Xia (Hsia) Dynasty
- 1600-1050 BCE - Shang Dynasty
- One of the Three Dynasties, or San Dai, thought to mark the beginning of Chinese civilization
- 206 BCE-220 CE - Zhou Dynasty: Western Zhou (1046-771 BCE) Eastern Zhou (771-256 BCE)
- Time that Confusious lived
- Often compared to European feudalism
- 220-589 CE - Six Dynasties Period
- Buddhism spread
- Also called the "period of disunity" because the empire was fragmented
- The North was dominated by invaders from the borderland and the steppes
- The South was ruled by successive Chinese dynasties