ancient china . By ~jayden~ 1100 BCE Zhou Dynasty begins in China 33 ad 23 Reign of Emperor Wang Mang 33 ad 23 Reign of Emperor Wang Mang 105 Invention of paper 141 ad 220 Reign of Wudi 202 Han Dynasty 202 1 June 195 BC Reign of Liu Bang 202 1 June 195 BC Reign of Liu Bang 210 The crossbow is used for the first time in battle Around 1600 BC King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty 221 Qin Dynasty 476 Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born 476 Warring States Period 770 life of confucius 1066 The crossbow is used for the first time in battle Period: 1324 to 1324 Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty 1600 Shang Dynasty