Dates and major accomplishments of the main Chinese dynasties.
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| 162446734 | Shang | 1750-1027 BC | 0 | |
| 162446735 | Shang | First to produce bronze | 1 | |
| 162446736 | Shang | Built extensive tombs for emperors | 2 | |
| 162446737 | Shang | Practiced ancestor worship | 3 | |
| 162446738 | Zhou | Began Mandate of Heaven | 4 | |
| 162446739 | Zhou | "Book of Songs" preserved its early literature | 5 | |
| 162446740 | Zhou | Adopted Shang customs and culture | 6 | |
| 162446741 | Zhou | Allied with Shang, only to overthrow Shang king | 7 | |
| 162446742 | Qin | 221-207 BC | 8 | |
| 162446743 | Qin | Used Legalist philosophy in restoring order | 9 | |
| 162446744 | Qin | Ended the Warring States period | 10 | |
| 162446745 | Qin | Short-lived due to strict laws and harsh punishments | 11 | |
| 162446746 | Qin | Standardized weights and measures | 12 | |
| 162446747 | Qin | Started construction of the Great Wall | 13 | |
| 162446748 | Han | 206 BC-220 CE | 14 | |
| 162446749 | Han | Longest lasting Chinese dynasty | 15 | |
| 162446750 | Han | Emperors ruled from Chang'an | 16 | |
| 162446751 | Han | Demand for Chinese silk led to development of the silk roads | 17 | |
| 162446752 | Han | Eventually moved capital from Chang'an (east) to Luoyang | 18 | |
| 162446753 | Han | Yellow Turban Rebellion weakens government | 19 | |
| 162446754 | Sui | 581-617 CE | 20 | |
| 162446755 | Sui | Public work projects (granaries, palaces, repair of defensive walls) | 21 | |
| 162446756 | Sui | Build Grand Canal connecting Hangzhou to Chang'an | 22 | |
| 162446757 | Tang | 618-907 CE | 23 | |
| 162446758 | Tang | Emperor "(name of dynasty) Taizong" builds impressive capital at Chang'an | 24 | |
| 162446759 | Tang | Military conquests of Manchuria, Tibet, Korea, northern Vietnam | 25 | |
| 162446760 | Tang | Maintains empire with system of roads with horses, human runners, inns, postal stations, and stables | 26 | |
| 162446761 | Tang | Foot binding begins | 27 | |
| 162446762 | Tang | Height of Buddhist influence until repression in 845 | 28 | |
| 162446763 | Song | 960-1279 CE | 29 | |
| 162446764 | Song | Large bureaucracy caused financial problems | 30 | |
| 162446765 | Song | Limited military experience (of scholar-bureaucrats) caused military experience | 31 | |
| 162446766 | Song | Northern Capital at Bianjing, Southern Capital at Lin'an | 32 | |
| 162446767 | Song | Scholars combine studies of Confucian beliefs with writings of Buddhism | 33 | |
| 162446768 | Song | Foot binding spreads to upper class | 34 | |
| 162446769 | Yuan | 1279-1368 CE | 35 | |
| 162446770 | Yuan | Mongols rule empire | 36 | |
| 162446771 | Yuan | Capital at Dadu (present-day Beijing) | 37 | |
| 162446772 | Ming | 1368-1644 CE | 38 | |
| 162446773 | Ming | Emperor Hongwu attempts to remove all signs of Mongol rule | 39 | |
| 162446774 | Ming | Economic recovery included rebuilding irrigation systems, promoting production of manufactured goods like porcelain, silk, and cotton | 40 | |
| 162446775 | Ming | Revival of civil service exams encouraged creation of extensive scholar-bureaucrat class which governed much of the empire | 41 | |
| 162446776 | Ming | Economic recovery led to a rise in wealth and power of the merchant class | 42 | |
| 162446777 | Ming | Finished the Great Wall | 43 | |
| 162504726 | Ming | Implemented single whip tax system: pay a single national tax with silver | 44 | |
| 162446778 | Qing | 1644-1911 CE | 45 | |
| 162446779 | Qing | Manchus invade China and claim Mandate of Heaven | 46 | |
| 162446780 | Qing | Followed Qing system of ruling through a highly centralized system of scholar-bureaucrats | 47 | |
| 162446781 | Qing | Expanded Chinese empire to roughly its current size | 48 |
