Ancient China

By Jania Mitchell2009
  • 1657 BCE

    King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty

    King Jie was the 17th and last ruler of the Xia Dynasty.
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

    The Shang Dynasty is sometimes referred to as the Yin Dynasty.
  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE

    Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty

    Emperor Wu Ding was the 23rd king.
  • 1100 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty begins in China

    The Zhou Dynasty was the longest ruling dynasty.
  • Period: 772 BCE to 476 BCE

    Life of Confucius

    Confucius was married at age 19.
  • 544 BCE

    Sun Tzu, the author of Art of War is born

    He was originally born Sun Wu, the son of an aristocrat during the Spring and Autumn period of Ancient China.
  • Period: 475 BCE to 221 BCE

    Warring States Period

    The Warring States Period was dominated by 7 warring states.
  • Period: 256 BCE to 159 BCE

    Reign of Liu Bang

    Liu Bang rose in rebellion against the Qin Empire in the late Qin Dynasty.
  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

    The main achievement of the Qin is the fact that it unified China.
  • 209 BCE

    The Terracotta Army is buried

    The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.
  • Period: 202 BCE to 220

    Han Dynasty

    The Han Dynasty was the longest lasting dynasty in the last 2,200 years.
  • Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE

    Reign of Wudi

    The Reign of Wudi lasted 54 years.
  • Period: 9 to 23

    Reign of Emperor Wang Mang

    An official under the former Han dynasty, he took the Han throne and founded his own Hsin dynasty.
  • 105

    Invention of paper

    Ts'ai Lun was the inventor of paper.
  • 1066

    The crossbow is the first used in battle

    Crossbows were used at the battle of Hastings in 1066 and by the 12th century they had become common battlefield weapons.