Ancient China By Matthew( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 1600 BCE King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE Shang Dynasty 1046 BCE Zhou Dynasty begins in China Period: 770 BCE to 481 BCE Life of Confucius Period: 476 BCE to 221 BCE Warring States Period 475 BCE Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE Qin Dynasty 210 BCE The Terracotta Army is buried Period: 206 BCE to 220 Han Dynasty 202 BCE Reign of Liu Bang 141 BCE Reign of Wudi Period: 9 to 25 Reign of Emperor Wang Mang 105 Invention of paper 1066 The crossbow is used for the first time in battle