-
1766 BCE
start pf the shang dynasty
large city were built -
221 BCE
the start of the Qin dynasty
china first emperor -
206 BCE
the start of the Han dynasty
china bureaucracy expands and strengthens -
140 BCE
the sixth Han emperor
Under his rules China doubles in size -
220
the han dynasty ends
the empire is divided -
581
the sui Dynasty
ending 618 CE -
618
tang dynasty
-
960
start of song dynasty
ending in 1279ce -
1368
start of the ming dynasty
ends in 1644ce -
start of the Qing dynasty
last imperial dynasty in China