Erlitou culture, Shang, and Western Zhou, ca. 1800 – 771 BCE

North China: Yellow River valley
Late Erlitou culture Shang dynasty Western Zhou dynasty Spring and Autumn period Warring States period   Han dynasty
1700 BCE 1600 BCE 1500 BCE 1400 BCE 1300 BCE 1200 BCE 1100 BCE 1000 BCE 900 BCE 800 BCE 700 BCE 600 BCE 500 BCE 400 BCE 300 BCE 200 BCE 100 BCE 0 BCE 100 CE

South China: Yangzi River valley

Eastern Zhou and Western Han, 770 BCE – 9 CE