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: 1600 to 1100 Shang Dynasty.