Ancient China By MissHarrisCMC 2500 BCE Lifespan Period: 2123 BCE to 2025 BCE Lifespan of Yu the Great Period: 2069 BCE to 1600 BCE Xia dynasty rules north-eastern China Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE Shang dynasty rules north-central China Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE The Zhou dynasty rules north-central China Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE Lifespan of Confucius Period: 475 BCE to 221 BCE The Warring States Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE The Qin dynasty rules China Period: 202 BCE to 220 The Han dynasty rule China Period: 220 to 589 The six-dynasties period Period: 581 to 618 The Sui dynasty rules China Period: 618 to 907 The Tang dynasty rules China