Ancient China By DayanaSalazarC 1675 BCE King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 Shang dynasty This is when the shang dynasty started and ended Period: 1324 BCE to 1266 BCE Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE Life of confuciuos Period: 481 BCE to 221 BCE The Terracottta Army is burried Period: 475 BCE to 221 BCE Warring States period Period: 400 BCE to 301 BCE The author of the Art of War is born Period: 256 BCE to 195 BCE Reign of Liu Bang Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE Qin dynasty When the qin dynasty started and ended Period: 202 BCE to 220 BCE Han dynasty 200 BCE Crossbow first used in battle Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE Reign of Wudi Period: 45 BCE to 23 Reign of Emperor Wang Mang 105 Invention of paper