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The Hsia Dynasty
(c. 2100-c.1600 B.C.) |
Old Babylonian Empire
(c. 2000-c. 1550 B.C.) |
The Shang Dynasty
(c. 1600-c. 1028 B.C.) |
Mycenaean Civilization in Greece
(c. 1600-c. 1200 B.C.) |
The Chou Dynasty
(c. 1027- c256 B.C.)
(c.1027-771 B.C.) The Eastern Chou (722-256 B.C.)
(722-468 B.C.) The Warring States Period (403-221 B.C.) |
Phoenician Civilization
(c. 10000-c. 700 B.C.) Kingdom of Judah ( 922-586 B.C.) Classical Greek Culture (600 - 300 B.C.) |
The Han Dynasty
(206 B.C.-A.D. 220)
(206 B.C.- A.D. 8) The Latter Han (A.D. 25-220) |
Hellenistic Culture
(300 B. C. -100 A.D.) Roman Empire
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The Six Dynasties (220-589) | The Late Classical Period (200-600)
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The Sui Dynasty (581-618) | |
The T'ang Dynasty (618-907) | The Early Middle Ages (600-1050)
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The Five Dynasties (907-960) | |
The Sung Dynasty (960-1279) | The High Middle Ages (1050-1300)
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The Yuan (1260-1368) | |
The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) | The Late Middle Ages (1350-1500)
The Renaissance (1350-1550) The Reformation (1560-1660) |
The Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911)
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The Enlightment (1600-1800) |
The 19th Century |