Ancient China By miguel 23 1100 BCE shang Dynasty Period: 1100 BCE to 2022 Zhou Dynasty begins China Period: 202 BCE to 2021 BCE Han Dynasty Period: 45 to 2021 Reign of Emperor Wang Mang Period: 141 to 2021 Reign of Wudi Period: 141 to 2021 Reign of Wudi Period: 221 to 2022 Qin Dynasty Period: 551 to 2021 Life of Confucius Period: 1192 to 2021 Wui Ding of the Shang Dynasty