Ancient China

By Tgrantham1
  • 1600 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

  • 1046 BCE

    Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born

  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Life of Confucius

  • 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: 206 BCE to 220

    Han Dynasty

  • Period: 202 BCE to 195 BCE

    Reign of Liu Bang

  • 100 BCE

    Invention of paper

  • Period: 41 BCE to 86 BCE

    Reign of Wudi

  • Period: 33 BCE to 23

    Reign of Emperor Wang Mang

  • 6 BCE

    The crossbow is used for the first time in battle