Ancient China By Benje_Light Period: 2200 BCE to 1800 Ancient China 2100 BCE Start of Xia Dynasty 2100-1600BCE 1766 BCE Start of Shang Dynasty 1766-1122BCE 1122 BCE Zhou Dynasty 1122-221BCE 563 BCE Siddhartha Gautama is born 563BCE 220 BCE The Great Wall Of China was built 220BCE 100 BCE Manufacture of steel 100BCE 220 Nan Dynasty 220-280BC 581 Sui Dynasty 581-618BC 618 Tang Dynasty 618-907BC 960 Song Dynasty 960-1279BC 1279 Ming Dynasty 1279-1644BC