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