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1600 BCE
King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty
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Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE
Shang Dynasty
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1100 BCE
Zhou Dynasty begins in China
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Period: 1046 BCE to 43 BCE
Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty
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544 BCE
Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born
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481 BCE
The crossbow is used for the first time in battle
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Period: 403 BCE to 221 BCE
Warring States Period
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223 BCE
The Terracotta Army is buried
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Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE
Qin Dynasty
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Period: 206 BCE to 195
Reign of Liu Bang
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Period: 156 BCE to 87 BCE
Life of Confucius
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Period: 156 BCE to 87 BCE
Reign of Wudi
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Period: 45 BCE to 23 BCE
Reign of Emperor Wang Mang
the 23 is A.D 23 -
Period: 202 to 220
Han Dynasty
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Invention of paper
The Date is 2000 years ago