China By Alyssa Owens 3630 BCE Soap 3630 BCE Silk 2737 BCE Tea Period: 2100 BCE to 1600 BCE Xia Dynasty 2000 BCE Alcohol Period: 1600 BCE to 1050 BCE Shang Dynasty Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE Zhou Dynasty Period: 770 BCE to Jan 1, 1368 The Great Wall Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE Confucius Period: 500 BCE to 531 BCE Laozi Period: 475 BCE to 221 BCE Warring States Period Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE Qin Dynasty 206 BCE Compass Period: 206 BCE to 220 Han Dynasty 105 Paper Period: 220 to 589 Six Dynasties Period Period: 220 to 280 Three Kingdoms Period 549 Paper Kites Period: 581 to Sep 22, 618 Sui Dynasty Period: Jan 1, 618 to Jan 1, 906 Tang Dynasty Sep 21, 725 Mechanical Clock Sep 23, 850 Gunpowder Period: Jan 1, 960 to Jan 1, 1279 Song Dynasty Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Jan 1, 1368 Yuan Dynasty Period: Jan 1, 1368 to Jan 1, 1644 Ming Dynasty Sep 21, 1440 Printing Period: Jan 1, 1644 to Jan 1, 1912 Qing Dynasty Period: Dec 26, 1893 to Sep 9, 1976 Mao