Ancient China By Morro FF 3000 BCE Invention of paper 1600 BCE King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE Shang dynasty 1000 BCE Zhou Dynasty begins in China Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE Han dynasty Period: 141 to 87 BCE Reign of Wudi Period: 202 to 195 BCE Reign of Liu Bang 210 The Terracotta Army is buried Period: 221 to 206 BCE Qin dynasty Period: 475 to 221 Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born Period: 475 to 221 BCE Warring States Period Period: 770 to 481 BCE Life of confucius 1066 The crossbow is used for the first time in battle