Num

Dynasty

Duration of the Dynasty (Year)

Historical Task

1

Yanhuang

about 2200BC

From settlement to food planting

2

Xia

About 2200BC to 1700BC

control flood and open up wasteland

3

Shang

1700BC-1200BC

market town handicraft to credit lease

4

Western Zhou

1200BC-712BC

summarize leaning and form disciplines

5

Eastern Zhou-Qin

712BC-207BC

municipal construction to national transportation

6

West Han

207BC-AD 8

national road business to Tofu workshop

7

East Han

AD 8-220

advance handicraft industries such as iron smelting to paper making

8

Wei-Jin

AD 220-420

home construction to furniture design

9

Tuoba-Sui

AD 420-618

wharf construction to the national canal

10

Tang

AD 618-907

academic exchange to provincial cultural areas

11

Shatuo-Song

AD 907-1127

herbal medicine to banknote trading

12

Jin-Yuan

AD 1127-1368

Eurasian science and technology Exchange and interaction

13

Ming

AD 1368-1644

ocean voyage and independent technology

14

Qing

AD 1644-1877

the first industrial revolution and world trade system

15

Electrical

AD 1877-2012

Electromagnetism and semiconductor manufacturing

16

Linkage

AD 2012-

Integrated Microelectronic Equipment and Services