Ancient china timeline By Dayana Garcia Lopez 1600 BCE King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies,ending the dynasty Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE Shang Dynasty 1046 BCE Zhou Dynasty begins in China Period: 476 BCE to 221 BCE Warring states period 230 BCE Qin Dynasty 206 BCE Han Dynasty 156 BCE Reign of Wudi 5 BCE Life of Confucius Period: 9 to 23 Reign of emperor Wang Mang Period: 25 to 220 Invention paper Period: 202 to 195 BCE Reign of Liu Bang Period: 210 to 2029 BCE The terracotta army is buried Period: 475 to 221 BCE Sun Tzu,the author of the art of war is born 1066 The crossbow is used for the first time in battle Period: 1250 to 1192 BCE Reign of emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty