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Period: 1766 BCE to 1122 BCE
Shang dynasty
One of the most famous kings of the Shang was Wu Ding who ruled for 58 years -
Period: 1728 BCE to 1675 BCE
King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies
Around 1600 BC Jie was defeated by Tang of Shang bringing an end to the Xia Dynasty that lasted about 500 years and a rise to the new Shang Dynasty. -
Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE
Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty
He was a son of King Pan Geng's younger brother Xiao Yi and succeeded the latter to the throne. -
Period: 1046 BCE to 1122 BCE
Zhou dynasty
Zhou dynasty was the longest ruling dynasty in the history of China. -
Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE
life of confuciu
Confucius was a Chinese philosopher. -
544 BCE
Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born
he wrote The Art of War: Sun Tzu was born -
Period: 476 BCE to 221 BCE
warring states period
The Warring States Period was dominated by 7 warring states -
Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE
Qin Dynasty
1 Feizi was the founder of the state of Qin.2 Shang Yang's philosophy of Legalism made Qin more powerful. -
Period: 210 BCE to 209 BCE
The terracotta army was buried
There are over 8,000 life size statues of soldiers buried along with the emperor. -
Period: 206 BCE to 220
Han Dynasty
The Han dynasty was the longest lasting dynasty in the last 2,200 years. -
Period: 202 BCE to 195 BCE
reign of Lui Bang
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Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE
reign of wudi
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Period: 9 to 23
Reign of Emperor Wang Mang
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invention of paper
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1066
crossbow was used in battle