KarLea's Ancient China Timeline By karleajayyy 1600 BCE King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 Shang Dynasty Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE BC Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty 1100 BCE Zhou Dynasty begins in china Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE Life Of Confucius 544 BCE Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born Period: 221 BCE to 207 BCE Qin Dynasty Period: 210 BCE to 209 BCE The Terracotta Army is buried Period: 206 BCE to 220 Han Dynasty 202 BCE Reign Of Liu Bang Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE Reign Of Wudi 105 BCE Invention of paper 45 BCE 6 October 23 AD Reign of Emperor Wang Mang Period: 476 to 221 Warring States Period 1066 The crossbow is used for the first time in battle