ancient china By nellT from aus 1600 BCE shang dynasty, https://www.history.com/topics/china/china-timeline 551 BCE confucius https://www.history.com/topics/china/china-timeline 221 BCE qin dynasty https://www.history.com/topics/china/china-timeline 125 BCE silk road https://www.history.com/topics/china/china-timeline 105 paper was invented https://www.history.com/topics/china/china-timeline 850 gunpowder was invented https://www.history.com/topics/china/china-timeline 868 printing press was invented. https://www.history.com/topics/china/china-timeline 1260 Kublai Khan invaded China https://www.history.com/topics/china/china-timeline 1557 the ming dynasty opened china to world trade https://www.history.com/topics/china/china-timeline 1683 ming dynasty seized taiwan