History quiz
Dynasties of China in order
Thirteen dynasties and periods spanning about four thousand years. Sort them from the earliest to the last.
- Format
- Put them in order
- Items
- 13 to sort
- Limit
- None
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
See every entry and put the whole list in order.
- Entries
- 13
- Sort by
- Dates
- Time limit
- None
- Touch screens start in Tap mode: tap the entries in order, and tap one again to take it back.
- Drag mode: drag an entry (press and hold on a phone), or use the arrow buttons.
- Keyboard: space to pick up, arrows to move, space to drop.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
About this quiz
Chinese history is traditionally told dynasty by dynasty. The Qin lasted only 15 years, from 221 to 206 B.C., while the Zhou lasted about eight centuries.
- The Xia dynasty comes first in the traditional order, but its existence is unconfirmed.
- The later Zhou era is divided into the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period.
- The Song dynasty is split into the Northern Song (960 to 1127) and the Southern Song (1127 to 1279).
- The Qing was the last dynasty, ending in 1911.
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