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The Tang Dynasty’s Golden Age: A Period of Prosperity and Cultural Exchange – Explore the Era of the Tang Dynasty, Known for its Political Stability, Economic Growth, Cosmopolitan Culture, And Flourishing Arts and Literature, Considered a High Point in Chinese Civilization.

The Tang Dynasty's Golden Age: A Period of Prosperity and Cultural Exchange (A Lecture!) (Cue dramatic orchestral music, fades slightly) Alright, settle in, settle in! Welcome, history enthusiasts, to a…
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The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960 CE): Fragmentation and Instability After the Tang Fall – Explore the Period of Political Division and Warfare in China Following the Collapse of the Tang Dynasty, With Multiple Short-Lived Dynasties in the North and Independent Kingdoms in the South, Highlighting the Challenges of Maintaining Unity.

The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960 CE): Fragmentation and Instability After the Tang Fall - A Lecture on Chinese Chaos 🤯 (Professor Plum's Guide to Post-Tang Turmoil) Alright,…
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The Northern and Southern Dynasties Period (420-589 CE): A Long Era of Division and Cultural Exchange – Explore the Period of Political Fragmentation in China, With Rival Dynasties Ruling in the North and South, Examining the Warfare, Political Instability, And The Significant Cultural and Religious Exchange (Especially Buddhism) That Occurred Despite the Division.

The Northern and Southern Dynasties Period (420-589 CE): A Long Era of Division and Cultural Exchange – Or, How China Went Through a Really, REALLY Messy Breakup 💔 (A Lecture…
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The Uprising of the Five Barbarians (beginning 304 CE): Nomadic Invasions and the Fragmentation of the Jin Dynasty – Examine the Period of Widespread Uprisings and Invasions by Various Nomadic Groups (Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Qiang, Di) Against the Western Jin Dynasty, Leading to its Collapse and a Long Period of Division in Northern China.

The Uprising of the Five Barbarians: A Nomadic Knockout of the Jin Dynasty (304 CE Onwards) (Lecture Hall Scene: Projector displays a chaotic map of fragmented China, circa 4th century.…
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The Jin Dynasty’s Unification (280 CE): A Brief Period of Unity After the Three Kingdoms – Examine the Conquest of the Kingdom of Wu by the Western Jin Dynasty, Bringing an End to the Three Kingdoms Period and Briefly Reunifying China, Although This Unity Proved Short-Lived.

The Jin Dynasty's Unification (280 CE): A Brief Period of Unity After the Three Kingdoms – A Lecture Alright, settle in, settle in! Today, we're diving headfirst into a period…