Type of society
Entity in Power
Date
Primitive
Antiquity
1.7 million years ago - 2,000 BCE
Slavery Based Societies
Xia Dynasty
2,100 BCE - 1,600 BCE
Shang Dynasty
1,600 BCE - 1,046 BCE
Western Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn War States
1,046 BCE - 221 BCE
Feudal Society
Qin Dynasty
221 BCE - 207 BCE
Han Dynasty
Wei Kingdom and Jin, Liu Song, North & South Dynasties
220 - 589
Sui Dynasty
589 - 618
Tang Dynasty
618 - 907
Period of 5 dynasties and 10 kingdoms
907 - 959
Song Dynasty
960 - 1279
Yuan Dynasty
1271 - 1368
Ming Dynasty
1368 - 1644
Qing Dynasty
1644 - 1911
Feudal and Colonial Society
The end of Qing Dynasty
1840 - 1919
Revolution of New Democracy
1919 - 1949
Socialist
People's Republic of China
1949 -
