Pre-Qin period

Pre-Qin period ( Chinese  先秦 時期  /  先秦 时期 , Pinyin Xiān Qín shíqī ) stands in Chinese history for:

• generally the time before the establishment of the first imperial dynasty, the Qin dynasty , in 221 BC. Chr.
• as a generic term for the five major periods: the Xia Dynasty , Shang Dynasty , Zhou Dynasty , Spring and Autumn Period (Chunqiu) and Warring States Period (Zhanguo), excluding the Paleolithic and Neolithic
• the time of the two periods of spring and autumn ( Chunqiu ) and Warring States Period ( Zhanguo )

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