leiahna"s Anchent china timeline project By leihna.york-raudales 1600 BCE King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty Period: 206 BCE to 220 Han Dynasty Period: 23 BCE to 6 Reign of Emperor Wang Mang 5 BCE Invention of paper Period: 141 to 87 Reign of Wudi Period: 202 to 195 Reign of Liu Bang Period: 210 to 209 BCE The Terracotta Army is buried Period: 210 to 209 The Terracotta Army is buried Period: 221 to 206 Qin Dynasty Period: 481 to 403 Warring States Period 544 Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born Period: 770 to 481 Life of Confucius 1046 Zhou Dynasty begins in China 1066 The crossbow is used for the first time in battle Period: 1250 to 1192 BCE Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty Period: 1600 to 1046 Shang Dynasty