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200 BC - 1644 AD
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Six Dynasties – 220-581 C.E. A period of chaos and division
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Qin Dynasty – 221-206BC First unification of China under one ruler.
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Han Dynasty – 206-220 AD Brought in a golden age for a united China.
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Yuan Dynasty (Mongols) – 1279- 1368 – control of China by foreigners
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Ming Dynasty – 1368- 1644 C.E – opening up of China to foreign influences at the start of the dynasty, closing down of China by the end of the dynasty
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Sui Dynasty – 589-618 C.E Reunification of China
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Tang Dynasty –618-907 economic development and growth; many inventions and discoveries
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Five Dynasties in the North – 907 – 960 a period of chaos and destruction
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Ten Dynasties in the South – 907 – 970 a period of chaos and destruction
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Song Dynasty – 960 – 1279 economic development and growth; many inventions and discoveries
