For 10 points, what was this dynasty that supposedly preceded the Shang?
interrupted by Han Zhuo, who later killed himself after losing a battle against Shao Kang. This dynasty was overthrown after the Battle of Mingtiao. A ruler of this dynasty apocryphally killed a nine-headed water monster that created swamps in its wake. A concubine of a ruler of this dynasty supposedly filled a lake with (*) wine and ordered 3,000 men to drink it dry. The most famous leader of this dynasty used "self-expanding soil" to stop a flood. This dynasty was founded by Yu the Great and the fall of this dynasty was the original justification for the Mandate of Heaven. For 10 points, what was this dynasty that supposedly preceded the Shang?
interrupted by Han Zhuo, who later killed himself after losing a battle against Shao Kang.
Xia Dynasty