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contemporaries of Romans start of paper, porcelains, glazes swept by newreligion- Buddhism Huns sack
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3 Kingdoms, Jin, N and S Sui
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one of two golden ages of China Xian capital, 2M peeole, Silk Road Strongest, Richest in world, 1/4 people of world. Eddicient central government, religious tolerance, technol, lead. Paper money, Great age of poetry, art, sculpting.
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G. Khan, and Kubilia Khan conquer; Beijing capital; Mongol empire, linking E and W, promote trade and travel. Rid of exams, scholor- official class excluded
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orderly government, social stability, strong, central government, sea exploragtions; porcelains widely recognized
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Manchu conquest of Ming, Last dynasty. Reach peak of power and influence. Orderly, prosperous until 19th century when fell due to inflexibility, rebellions, and invasion again - from the West
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advances in gunpowder, weapons, printing painting modern, Golden age formal prose. Government of scholar officials through exams; Neo-Confucianism develops.
