Ancient China

By Jmartin8
  • 1600 BCE

    King Jie of Xia dynasty died

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE

    Shang dynasty

  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE

    Reign of emperor of Wu Ding of Shang Dynasty

  • 1100 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty begins in China

  • Period: 772 BCE to 481 BCE

    Sun Tzu was born

  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Life of Confucius

  • Period: 403 BCE to 221 BCE

    Warring States Period

  • 341 BCE

    Crossbow was first used in war

  • 221 BCE

    Terracotta Army buried

  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

  • Period: 206 BCE to 220

    Han Dynasty

  • Period: 202 BCE to 195 BCE

    Reign of Liu Bang

  • Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE

    Reign of Wudi

  • 100 BCE

    Invention of Paper in China

  • Period: 9 to 23 BCE

    Reign of emperor Wang Mang