Ancient China was the longest lasting empire in history. Ancient China had several events throughout its history. It existed from 1000 BC to 2000 BC, that was ruled mostly by Dynasties. This is covering the beginning, middle and end of the civilization. Ancient China started with early settlers and was ruled first by emperors, empresses, and Dynasties. According to http://www.ducksters.com from 2205 BC - 1575 BC the Xia Dynasty became the first Dynasty of Ancient China. Then came the Shang Dynasty from 1570 BC - 1045 BC. Around this time the Chinese invented the crossbow, according to http://blog.world-mysteries.com. Dynasties lasted for a little over 500 years and several and multiple more came. In early times in Ancient China some
