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Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE
Shang Dynasty
The Shang ruled from 1600 to 1046 B.C. and heralded the Bronze Age in China.
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1100 BCE
Zhou Dynasty Begins In China
Traditionally, it has been given as 1122 BCE, and that date has been successively revised as scholars have uncovered more archaeological evidence.
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Period: 476 BCE to 221 BCE
Warring States Period
The Warring States Period started from 475 BC and ended in 221 BC. It was the last period of the Zhou Dynasty (1046–221 BC). The Zhou Dynasty era consisted of three periods: Western Zhou (1046–771 BC), the Spring and Autumn Period (770–476 BC), and the Warring States Period. -
Period: 403 BCE to 221 BCE
Warring States Period
The Warring States period (481/403 BCE - 221 BCE)
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206 BCE
Reign of Emperor Wang Mang
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Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE
Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty ruled China from 206 B.C. to 220 A.D.
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141 BCE
Reign Of Wudi
The Wudi emperor began his reign in 141 BC.
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100 BCE
Invention Of Paper In China
But it took 3000 years to come up with paper! Paper was invented around 100 BC in China. In 105 AD, under the Han Dynasty emperor Ho-Ti, a government official in China named Ts’ai Lun was the first to start a paper-making industry. -
Period: 206 to 195 BCE
Reign Of Liu Bang
He reigned from 206 to 195 BC.
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Period: 210 to 209 BCE
The Terracotta Army Buried
The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife. -
Period: 221 to 206 BCE
Qin Dynasty
The empire existed only briefly from 221 to 206 B.C.
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Period: 770 to 481 BCE
Life Of Confucius
Confucius was born near the end of an era known in Chinese history as the Spring and Autumn Period (770–481 BCE).
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Period: 770 to 476 BCE
Sun Tzu is born
Sunzi, a military strategist and general who served the state of Wu near the end of the Spring and Autumn Period (770–476 BC), is traditionally considered the author of The Art of War, but the work is more likely to have been written early in the Warring States period (475–221 BC), at a time when China was divided into six or seven states that often resorted to war with each other in their struggles for supremacy.
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1066
The Crossbow Is First Used In Battle
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Period: 1250 to 1192 BCE
Reign Of Emperor Wu Ding Of The Shang Dynasty
Wu Ding (Chinese: 武丁), personal name Zǐ Zhāo, was a king of the Shang dynasty in ancient China, whose reign lasted approximately 1250–1192 BC. -
Period: to 1675 BCE
King Jie Of The Xia Dynasty Dies, Ending The Dynasty
King Jie (Chinese: 桀; traditionally 1728–1675 BCE) was the 17th and last ruler of ... Jie was defeated by Tang of Shang, bringing an end to the Xia Dynasty.