Chinese Civilization

Dynasty	Years
Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors	2500-2070 BCE	430
Xia Dynasty	2070–1600 BCE	470
Shang Dynasty	1600–1029 BCE	554
Western Zhou Dynasty	1029–771 BCE	275
Eastern Zhou Dynasty Traditionally divided into Spring and Autumn Period Warring States Period	770–256 BCE   722–476 BCE 475–221 BCE	514   246 254
Qin Dynasty	221–206 BCE	15
Western Han Dynasty	206 BCE–9 CE	215
Xin Dynasty	9–23	14
Eastern Han Dynasty	25–220	195
Three Kingdoms	220–265	45
Western Jin Dynasty	265–317	52
Eastern Jin Dynasty	317–420	103
Southern and Northern Dynasties	420–589	169
Sui Dynasty	581–618	37
Tang Dynasty	618–907	289
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms	907–960	53
Northern Song Dynasty	960–1127	167
Southern Song Dynasty	1127–1279	152
Liao Dynasty	916–1125	209
Jin Dynasty	1115–1234	119
Yuan Dynasty	1271–1368	97
Ming Dynasty	1368–1644	276
Qing Dynasty	1644–1911	268

The civilization along the Yellow River (Huang He) in China is developed in a considerable isolation although some of the trading land is contact developed with India and also the Middle East. In addition, for the existence of an organized state that regulated irrigation in the flood-prone river valley, the Chinese had produced advanced technology and elaborate an intellectual life by about 2000BC.

THE DYNASTIC CYCLE OF CHINA