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