time line By makenzie_kenzie1 1600 BCE king jie of the xia Dynasty dies ending the dynasty Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE Shang Dynasty Period: 1324 BCE to 1266 BCE Reign of Emperor Wu ding of the shang dynasty 1046 BCE Zhou Dynasty begins in China Period: 770 BCE to 481 BCE life of confucius Period: 481 BCE to 221 BCE warning state period 475 BCE sun Tzu, the author of the art of war is born Period: 210 BCE to 209 BCE the terracotta army is buried Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE Han Dynasty Period: 202 BCE to 195 BCE Reign of liu Bang 166 BCE The me crossbow is used for the first time in battle Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE Reign of wudi 105 BCE Invention of paper Period: 33 BCE to 23 BCE Reign of emperor