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This was a time of constant war.
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It would be 350 years before Chine was unified again.
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The people are mad because of extensive tax and labor.
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Empress Wu takes control of the power and becomes the first and only female emperor in Chinese history.
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Xuanzong, the current emperor, falls in love with his son's concubine starting a feud. An Lu-shan, the son, starts a rebellion.
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Father and son feud ends when the two are assassinated. The period of the five dynasties began.
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After the end of the Tang Dynasty, warlords began to fight over the throne. The period came to be known as the Five Dynasties.
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Is known for its defensive politics.
It was a time of prosperity.
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A nomadic group, who called themselves the Jin Dynasty overrun the northern Song dynasty.
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Southern Song allies with Mongols to destroy the Jin Dynasty.
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Explosive weapons are used for the first time.
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The Song are known for their fight against the Mongols. Considering their military disadvantaged and the mongols swift conquest, the Song put up a good fight.
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Kublai established his capital at Beijing.
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A young monk named Taizu is kicked out of his monastery. He was forced to wander China.
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Taizu joins a rebel group and quickly rises to commander.
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After the outbreak of many diseases and revolutions, the Yuan Dynasty fall.
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Taizu gains control of Bejing. He was unable to capture the fleeing Yuan Emperor.
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This dynasty was less grand and extravagant.
They were unable to expand the empire.
Policies favored poor over rich.
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A Christian convert who believed he was Christ's younger brother attempts to overthrow Qing Dynasty.
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Revolutionaries overthrow the Qing.
