Ancient China Time Line

By jericka_wilson2010
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE

    King Ji of the Xia Dnasty dies ,ending the dnasty.

  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE

    Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty.

  • 1100 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty begins in China.

  • 1066 BCE

    Crossbow used in the first battle.

  • Period: 554 BCE to 496 BCE

    Sun Tzu the Author Art of War.

  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Life of Confucius.

  • Period: 475 BCE to 221 BCE

    Warring States Period.

  • Period: 221 BCE to 207 BCE

    Qin Dynasty.

  • Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE

    Han Dynasty.

  • Period: 202 BCE to 195 BCE

    Reign of Liu Bang.

  • 156 BCE

    Reign of Wudi.

  • Period: 9 BCE to 23 BCE

    Reign of Emperor Wang Mang.

  • Period: 25 to 220

    Invention of Paper.

  • Period: 210 to 209

    The Terracotta Army is Buried.

  • Period: to 1100

    Shang Dynasty.