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... period between the end of the Han dynasty ( AD 220 ) and the foundation of the Sui ( 581 ) . The name is derived from the six successive dynasties that had their capitals at the central Chinese city of Nanking during this time : the Wu ...
... period between the end of the Han dynasty ( AD 220 ) and the foundation of the Sui ( 581 ) . The name is derived from the six successive dynasties that had their capitals at the central Chinese city of Nanking during this time : the Wu ...
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... period , English GREAT CHANGE PERIOD ( AD 645-710 ) , period of Japanese history dur- ing which government leaders took the first drastic steps to adopt Chinese political institu- tions and to centralize the Japanese state . The Taika ...
... period , English GREAT CHANGE PERIOD ( AD 645-710 ) , period of Japanese history dur- ing which government leaders took the first drastic steps to adopt Chinese political institu- tions and to centralize the Japanese state . The Taika ...
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... Period 18 : 151 , major division of geologic rocks and time throughout the world that began 65,000,000 years ago and lasted until about 2,500,000 years ago . The Tertiary Period precedes the Pleistocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period ...
... Period 18 : 151 , major division of geologic rocks and time throughout the world that began 65,000,000 years ago and lasted until about 2,500,000 years ago . The Tertiary Period precedes the Pleistocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period ...
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