Ancient china

By Mikey perritt
  • Period: 2070 BCE to 160 BCE

    King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty

  • 2000 BCE

    Invention of paper

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE

    Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty

  • 1100 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty begins in China

  • 1066 BCE

    The crossbow is used for the first time in battle

  • Period: 544 BCE to 496 BCE

    Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born

  • Period: 481 BCE to 403 BCE

    Warring States Period

  • Period: 479 BCE to 551 BCE

    Life of Confucius

  • 210 BCE

    The Terracotta Army is buried

  • Period: 195 BCE to 256 BCE

    Reign of Liu Bang

  • Period: 87 BCE to 156 BCE

    Reign of Wudi

  • Period: 45 BCE to 23 BCE

    Reign of Emperor Wang Mang

  • Period: 206 to 220

    Han Dynasty

  • Period: 206 to 221

    Qin Dynasty