Time Table of Chinese History [1]

• Primitive Society 600,000 - 4,000 years ago

• Slavery Society 2100 - 475 BC
  • Xia 2100 - 1600 BC
  • Shang 1600 - 1066 BC
    
  • Western Zhou 1066 - 256 BC
  • Eastern Zhou 770 - 256 BC
  • Chun Qui (Spring and Autumn) Period 770 - 475 BC

• Feudal Society 475 BC - 1840 AD
  • Zhan Guo (Warring States) 475 - 221 BC
  • Qin 221 - 206 BC
  • Western Han 206 BC - 24 AD
  • Eastern Han 25 - 220 AD
    
  • San Guo (Three Kingdoms) 220 - 265 AD
    • Wei 220 - 265 AD
    • Shu 221 - 263 AD
    • Wu 222-280 AD
      
  • Western Tsin 265 - 316 AD
  • Eastern Tsin 317 - 420 AD
  • Sixteen Kingdoms 304 - 439 AD
    
  • Southern & Northern Dynasties 420 - 589 AD
    • South Dynasties
      • Song 420 - 479 AD
      • Qi 479 - 502 AD
      • Liang 502 - 557 AD
      • Chen 557 - 589 AD
        
    • North Dynasties
      • North Wei 386 - 534 AD
      • East Wei 534 - 550 AD
      • North Qi 550 - 577 AD
      • West Wei 535 - 557 AD
      • North Zhou 557 - 581 AD
        
  • Sui 581 - 618 AD
  • Tang 618 - 907 AD
    
  • Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 907 - 960 AD
    • Later Liang 907 - 923 AD
    • Later Tang 923 - 936 AD
    • Later Jin 936 - 946 AD
    • Later Han 947 - 950 AD
    • Later Zhou 951 - 960 AD
    • Ten Kingdoms 902 - 979 AD
      
  • Song 960 - 1279 AD
    • North Song 960 - 1127 AD
    • South Song 1127 - 1279 AD
      
  • Liao 916 - 1125 AD

  • West Xia 1032 - 1227 AD

  • Jin (Gold) 1115 - 1234 AD
  • Yuan 1271 - 1368 AD
  • Ming 1368 - 1644 AD
  • Ching (to the 20th year of Taokuang) 1644 - 1840 AD

Reference

[1] Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China The Wen Wu Press 1973.