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Shang dynasty: Shang dynasty, the first recorded Chinese dynasty for which there is both documentary and archaeological evidence. The Shang dynasty was the reputed successor to the quasi-legendary first dynasty, the Xia (c. 2070âc. 1600 bce). The dates given for the founding of the Shang dynasty vary from about
China gained it's first real national identity under the first of the Chin dynasty, thus the name China. This was around 200 AD. This marked the unification of the 3 kingdoms into a single kingdom that is roughly 2/3rds what is now China today. The Qin dynasty is considered by many to be the beginning of China also. This happened around 200 bc, 400 years before the first Chin ruler. Many of the charatoristics that would become Chinese culture came from this dynasty.