China By SelenaMiguel Period: 1974 BCE to 210 BCE The Terracotta Army is buried Period: 1600 BCE to 500 BCE King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty Period: 1100 BCE to 256 BCE Shang Dynasty Period: 770 BCE to 481 BCE Life of confucious Period: 544 BCE to 496 BCE Sun Tzu Period: 500 BCE to 300 BCE The crossbow is used for the first time in battle Period: 475 BCE to 221 BCE Warring States Period Period: 256 BCE to 195 BCE Reign of Liu Bang Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE Qin Dynasty Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE Han Dynasty Period: 202 BCE to 220 BCE Invention of paper Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE Reign of Wudi Period: 45 BCE to 23 BCE Reign of Emperor Wang Mang Period: 1046 to 256 Zhou Dynasty