Ancient China By Tgrantham1 1600 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 1046 BCE Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE Life of Confucius Period: 476 BCE to 221 BCE Warring States Period Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE Qin Dynasty Period: 210 BCE to 209 BCE The Terracotta Army is buried Period: 206 BCE to 220 Han Dynasty Period: 202 BCE to 195 BCE Reign of Liu Bang 100 BCE Invention of paper Period: 41 BCE to 86 BCE Reign of Wudi Period: 33 BCE to 23 Reign of Emperor Wang Mang 6 BCE The crossbow is used for the first time in battle