Ancient China By Jmartin8 1600 BCE King Jie of Xia dynasty died Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE Shang dynasty Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE Reign of emperor of Wu Ding of Shang Dynasty 1100 BCE Zhou Dynasty begins in China Period: 772 BCE to 481 BCE Sun Tzu was born Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE Life of Confucius Period: 403 BCE to 221 BCE Warring States Period 341 BCE Crossbow was first used in war 221 BCE Terracotta Army buried Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE Qin Dynasty Period: 206 BCE to 220 Han Dynasty Period: 202 BCE to 195 BCE Reign of Liu Bang Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE Reign of Wudi 100 BCE Invention of Paper in China Period: 9 to 23 BCE Reign of emperor Wang Mang