Ancient China Timeline

By JaydenX
  • Period: 1728 BCE to 1675 BCE

    Xia Dynasty

    King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE

    Reign Of Emperor Wu Ding

    This contributes to Ancient China because without this kingdom you wouldn't have a kingdom to take over the Xia kingdom.
  • Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty

  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Life of Confucius

    The life of Confucius was important because without him the people wouldn't have learned respect and honor.
  • Period: 544 BCE to 496 BCE

    Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born

  • Period: 476 BCE to 221 BCE

    Warring States Period

  • Period: 256 BCE to 195 BCE

    Reign of Lui Bang

  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

  • Period: 210 BCE to 209 BCE

    Terracotta Army

    Terracotta Army was buried during this time.
  • Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE

    Han Dynasty

  • Period: 156 BCE to 87 BCE

    Reign of Wudi

  • Period: 45 BCE to 23

    Reign of Emperor Wang Mang

  • 105

    Invention of Paper

    he invention of paper greatly helped the spread of literature and literacy, making books more convenient to use and cheaper. ... Paper was so highly valued in ancient China that it was used to pay tribute and taxes to the state during the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE).
  • 1066

    First crossbow used in battle

    After the Han Dynasty, the original crossbow has two important design improvements. The first one is to add a bronze casing, and the other is to include a scale ...