Ancient China

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  • Period: 2205 BCE to 2197 BCE

    Reign of Emperor Wang Mang

  • 2070 BCE

    King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE

    shang dynasty

  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE

    Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty

  • 1100 BCE

    Zhou dynasty begins in China

  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Life of Confucius

  • 544 BCE

    Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born

  • Period: 476 BCE to 211 BCE

    Warring States Period

  • 397 BCE

    The crossbow is used for the first time in battle

  • Period: 256 BCE to 195 BCE

    Reign of Liu Bang

  • 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

    Hang dynasty

  • Period: 130 BCE to 110 BCE

    Reign of Wudi

  • 100 BCE

    Invention of paper