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