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Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE
Shang Dynasty
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1100 BCE
Zhou Dynasty begins in China
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Period: 772 BCE to 476 BCE
Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born
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Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE
Life of Confucius
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Period: 476 BCE to 221 BCE
Warring States Period
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341 BCE
The crossbow is used for the first time in battle
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Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE
Qin Dynasty
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Period: 210 BCE to 209 BCE
The Terracotta Army is buried
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Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE
Han Dynasty
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202 BCE
Reign of Liu Bang
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Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE
Reign of Wudi
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105 BCE
Invention of paper
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Period: 45 BCE to 23 BCE
Reign of Emperor Wang Mang