acient china By Trent Mcgrew Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE shang dynasty 1192 BCE Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty 1100 BCE zhou begins inn china Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE life of confudion Period: 403 BCE to 221 BCE Warring States Period 341 BCE The crossbow is used for the first time in battle Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE qin dynasty Period: 210 BCE to 209 BCE The Terracotta Army is buried Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE han dynasty Period: 202 BCE to 195 BCE regin of liu bang 100 BCE Invention of paper Period: 9 BCE to 25 BCE Reign of Emperor Wang Mang 544 sun tzu the author of the art of war is born