In the late second century BC, an imperial university was established which trained people for government service. ... During the fifth century, the Yamato emperors began to achieve some unification of the clans. ... During the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, a variety of social and economic causes brought the downfall of the Han dynasty. ... (Wang 57) During the second century, Taoism was recognized as the official religion of China for several brief periods. ... Buddhism filtered into China from India and central Asia from the 1st to the 6th century. ...

• Word Count: 5107
• Approx Pages: 20
• Grade Level: High School

Muslims have been able to practice this faith in China ever since the seventeenth century. ... This mosque, named the Canton Mosque, still stands today a full fourteen centuries after its errection. ... Life seemed relatively good for the Muslims in China up through the many dynasties, until the twentieth century came along. ...

• Word Count: 3474
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Since the turn of the century, China had been accosted by revolution and internecine conflict, warlordism, foreign invasion, and chronic calamities like drought, flood and famine. ... Clearly, by the late seventeenth-century, China was in complete disarray. ...

• Word Count: 4353
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate