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