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Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE
Shang Dynasty
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Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE
Zhou Dynasty begins in China
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Period: 189 BCE to 220 BCE
Qin Dynasty
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Period: 1 BCE to 1 BCE
Reign of Emperor Wang Mang
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Period: 7 to 5
The crossbow is used for the first time in battle
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Period: 105 to 105
Invention of paper
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Period: 141 to 87
Reign of Wudi
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Period: 248 to 209
The Terracotta Army is buried
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Period: 256 to 195
Reign of Liu Bang
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Period: 476 to 221
Warring States Period
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Period: 479 to 479
Life of Confucius
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Period: 544 to 496
Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born
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Period: 1250 to 1192
Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty
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Period: to
King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty