Ancient China Timeline Project By certified pimp khy 2000 BCE Invention of paper Period: 1728 BCE to 1675 BCE King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE Shang Dynasty Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty 1100 BCE Zhou Dynasty begins in China 1066 BCE The crossbow is used for the first time in battle Period: 722 BCE to 481 BCE Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born Period: 476 BCE to 221 BCE Warring States Period Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE Qin Dynasty Period: 210 BCE to 209 BCE The Terracotta Army is buried Period: 202 BCE to 220 BCE Han Dynasty Period: 202 BCE to 195 BCE Reign Of Liu Bang Period: 45 BCE to 6 BCE Reign of Emperor Wang Mang Period: 202 to 195 Reign of Wudi Period: 551 to 479 Life Of Confucius