Timeline of World Cultures

Chinese Chronology

(Chronology Based on the Collection of the NPM)

Age	Dynasty		Year
The Neolithic Age	Late Neolithic Age		ca.6200－2070B.C.E.
The Neolithic Age	Hsia		ca.2070－1600B.C.E.
Shang and Chou Dynasties	Shang		ca.1600－1046B.C.E.
	Chou	Western Chou	ca.1046－771B.C.E.
	Chou	Eastern Chou (Spring and Autumn Period; Warring States Period)	770－221B.C.E.
Ch'in and Han Dynasties	Ch'in		221－207B.C.E.
	Han	Western Han	206B.C.E.－8C.E.
		Hsin	9－24C.E.
		Eastern Han	25－220C.E.
Six Dynasties, Sui and T'ang Dynasties	Three Kingdoms		220－280C.E.
	Chin	Western Chin	265－316C.E.
	Chin	Eastern Chin	317－420C.E.
	Northern and Southern Dynasties		316－589C.E.
	Sui		581－618C.E.
	T'ang		618－907C.E.
	Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms		907－960C.E.
Sung Dynasty	Sung Dynasty	Northern Sung	960－1126C.E.
Sung Dynasty	Sung Dynasty	Southern Sung	1127－1279C.E.
Yüan Dynasty	Yüan Dynasty		1271－1368C.E.
Ming Dynasty	Ming Dynasty		1368－1644C.E.
Ch'ing Dynasty	Ch'ing Dynasty		1644－1911C.E.
Modern Times	Modern Times		1912 to now