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Period: 206 to
China's Dynasties
200 BC - 1644 AD -
220
Six Dynasties
Six Dynasties – 220-581 C.E. A period of chaos and division -
221
Qin Dynasty
Qin Dynasty – 221-206BC First unification of China under one ruler. -
222
Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty – 206-220 AD Brought in a golden age for a united China. -
Apr 23, 1279
Yuan Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty (Mongols) – 1279- 1368 – control of China by foreigners -
Oct 7, 1368
Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty – 1368- 1644 C.E – 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
Sui Dynasty – 589-618 C.E Reunification of China -
Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty –618-907 economic development and growth; many inventions and discoveries -
Five Dynasties in the North
Five Dynasties in the North – 907 – 960 a period of chaos and destruction -
Ten Dynasties in the South
Ten Dynasties in the South – 907 – 970 a period of chaos and destruction -
Song Dynasty
Song Dynasty – 960 – 1279 economic development and growth; many inventions and discoveries