World History By MsLarke Period: 2800 BCE to 1700 BCE INDIA: Indus Valley civilizations Period: 1570 BCE to 1045 BCE CHINA: Shang Dynasty Period: 1045 BCE to 256 BCE CHINA Zhou Dynasty 551 BCE CHINA: Confucius born 500 BCE INDIA: Buddhism founded Period: 490 BCE to 410 BCE INDIA: Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) lives. Period: 403 BCE to 221 BCE CHINA: Warring States Period 327 BCE INDIA: Alexander the Great conquers the Indus Valley Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE CHINA: Qin Dynasty Period: 206 BCE to 220 CHINA: Han Dynasty