Ancient China Timeline? By Swaizee Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE Shang Dynasty Period: 1600 BCE to 1600 King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies ending the dynasty Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty Period: 1066 BCE to 1066 BCE The crossbow is used for the first time in battle 1046 BCE Zhou Dynasty begins in china Period: 1046 BCE to 1046 BCE Sun Tzu, the author of the art of war in born Period: 746 BCE to 746 Warring States Period Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE Life of Confucius Period: 210 BCE to 210 BCE The Terracotta Army is buried Period: 206 BCE to 221 BCE Qin Dynasty Period: 202 BCE to 220 BCE Han Dynasty Period: 195 BCE to 256 BCE Reign of Liu Bang Period: 87 BCE to 156 BCE Reign of Wudi Period: 45 BCE to 23 BCE Reign of Emperor Wang Mang Period: 2000 to 2000 Invention of paper