| HAN CHINA, CONT’D |
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| MURAL OF KITCHEN SCENE |
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| DISUNITY & INTERACTION BETWEEN CHINA & BORDER PEOPLES |
| FALL OF THE HAN (dynastic cycle) |
| INTERNAL WEAKNESSES |
| EXTERNAL WEAKNESSES |
| ERA OF PROLONGED DISUNITY, 220-589 AD |
| WHY DO EMPIRES RISE & FALL? |
| THE XIONGNU (Hsiung-nu) |
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| Barbarians (non-Chinese) |
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| ERA OF PROLONGED DISUNITY |
| Chinese and barbarians |
| ERA OF PROLONGED DISUNITY, 220-589 AD |
| NORTH-SOUTH SPLIT |
| 5 DYNASTIES IN SOUTH |
| 16 KINGDOMS (in north) |
| Temporary unification of North |
| IMPORTANCE OF OUTSIDE INFLUENCES IN CHINESE CIVILIZATION |
| Conclusion |
| Reunification under Sui, 589-618 |
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| MULAN |
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