WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Xia (Hsia) Dynasty. Shang Dynasty. Zhou (Chou, pronounced “Joe") Dynasty. Western Zhou (ca. 1046-771 BCE) Eastern Zhou (ca. 771-256 BCE) Qin (Ch’in, pronounced “chin") Dynasty/ Han Dynasty. Western/Former Han (206 BCE-9 CE) More items

Detailed explanation-2: -Historians typically consider the following dynasties to have unified China proper: the Qin dynasty, the Western Han, the Xin dynasty, the Eastern Han, the Western Jin, the Sui dynasty, the Tang dynasty, the Wu Zhou, the Northern Song, the Yuan dynasty, the Ming dynasty, and the Qing dynasty.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Chinese empire was one of the most enduring empires on Earth. During its long history, some 13 major dynasties rose and fell, as China was ruled by a different family of descendants in each dynastic period. Da Yu, or “Yu the Great, ‘’ founds the Xia dynasty-allegedly.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the five dynasties in Central China succeeded each other: Later Liang (907–923), Later Tang (923–936), Later Jin (936–947), Later Han (947–951), and Later Zhou (951–960).

Detailed explanation-5: -The Zhou controlled eastern China, from north of the Yellow River down to the Yangtze River. But like the Shang, they had local leaders in different regions. History repeated itself as the Zhou weakened and the Qin Dynasty took over. The Qin conquered most of what is now China and created the first Chinese empire.

Detailed explanation-6: -The Xia dynasty was the first of many ancient Chinese ruling houses, thought to exist from around 2070 B.C.E. until 1600 B.C.E. Yet the actual existence of this dynasty and culture has been debated.