Ancient China Timeline By josipapperoni 3500 BCE Silk is Discovered Period: 2070 BCE to 1600 BCE Xia Dynasty Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE Shang Dynasty Period: 1046 BCE to 771 BCE Western Zhou Dynasty Period: 771 BCE to 256 BCE Eastern Zhou Dynasty Period: 475 BCE to 221 BCE Warring States Period Period: 206 BCE to 9 Western Han Dynasty Period: 9 to 23 Xin Dynasty Period: 25 to 220 Eastern Han Dynasty 105 A Way of Making Paper from Silk is Discovered
