Ancient China Project

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

  • 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.
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zhou-dynasty
  • 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)
    https://www.worldhistory.org/Warring_States_Period/
  • 206 BCE

    Reign of Emperor Wang Mang

    He is known in Chinese history as Shehuangdi (the “Usurper Emperor”), because his reign (AD 9–23) and that of his successor interrupted the Liu family’s succession of China’s Han dynasty 206 BC.
  • Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE

    Han Dynasty

    The Han Dynasty ruled China from 206 B.C. to 220 A.D.
    https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-china/han-dynasty
  • 141 BCE

    Reign Of Wudi

    The Wudi emperor began his reign in 141 BC.
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wudi-emperor-of-Han-dynasty
  • 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

  • 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.
    https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-china/qin-dynasty
  • 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).
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Confucius
  • 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.
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sunzi
  • 1066

    The Crossbow Is First Used In Battle

    Crossbows were used at the battle of Hastings in 1066 and by the 12th century they had become common battlefield weapons.
  • 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.