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China
A Visual
Presentation
By James
and Aaron
Period of Disunion
 Lasted
from 220-589
 Followed the collapse of the Han
Dynasty
 Popularity of Buddhism and
Taoism grew
Empress Wu
 Only
woman to rule China
 Married to a sickly emperor
 Deemed two sons unfit to rule
 Killed her own son and blamed it
on Empress Wang in order to
become ruler
 Brought stability and prosperity
although widely disliked
Age of Buddhism
 Many
people donated
land/money to temples
 Buddhism influenced art,
literature, and architecture
 Lasted 400-845
 Ended when Tang emperor
launched campaign against
religion
Tang and Song Achievements
 Chinese
became expert farmers
(Grew rice, wheat, barley;
invented backbone pump)
 Cities grew, giving a population
of over 1 million
 Woodblock printing, Gunpowder,
Compass, etc. invented.