Period+of+Disunion

Alex Dominic Oskari Dominic ::Boy ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Alex: Narr I Oskari: Narr2 Dominic: Narr3 ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

props Old book Ancient looking letter/ scroll Back ground Old book shelves

A young boy rummages through the shelves of the library.
 * Scene 1:**


 * Dominic:** Ms. Kaufman, I'll be over here researching for my China project. (looks through materials) What's this? (run to Ms. Kaufman) Ms. Kaufman, can you translate this letter?

**Alex**: Let me try, it says something like...

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Period of Disunion ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ fighting as narrator is speaking.
 * Scene 2: **

**Narr2**: Zhao-

It is 1644, the Ming dynasty has fallen and China is under rule by the Qing dynasty. I want to tell you how China got to this place.

(Still class battle) After the fall of the great Han dynasty around 220, China fell into a period of disunion. During this Period of Disunion, China was split into three kingdoms, called the: Wei, Wu, and Shu-Han, which were constantly battling one another.

**Narr3**: (Show cultural exchange) Amidst this time of war, nomadic invaders settled in northern China and Chinese people adopted some nomadic cultures; the nomads, in turn, adopted Chinese culture and cultural blending occurred in northern China.

(Meditation Alex Dominic and Oskari) **Narr1**: New types of clothing, art, and food were adopted in the period of disunion. The Chinese wanted peace, and a new religion called Buddhism brought them comfort by teaching that there is a way people can escape from suffering and achieve inner peace.

(fade into the Sui scene 1, battle with Yang Jian)

**Narr2**: By 589, a northern kingdom led by Yang Jian conquered the southern kingdom titled the Chen. This conquest was the start of the Sui dynasty which reunified China for the first time in 359 years.

=Sui Dynasty scenes=

‍‍‍‍**‍‍‍Narr3:** ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍The Sui dynasty lasted for 29 years, from 589 to 618 when the Sui general, Li Yuan, overthrew the government and declared himself emperor. This started the Tang dynasty, which would last 289 years exceeding the 29 year Sui dynasty.

=Tang Dynasty Scenes=

**__Narr1__:** Though the Tang dynasty was a Golden Age in China when the silk road was re-opened, the Grand Canal was finished, and inventions such as mechanical clocks were made, peasant rebellions and fights between generals eventually split the Tang dynasty into five independent kingdoms, which caused the Tang Dynasty to fall in 907 and began a second period of disunion. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">**Narr2:** China was so divided, that this time became known as the five dynasties, and ten kingdoms. This period of disunion, however, only lasted for 53 years until 960 when a general named Zhao Kuang Yin united China once again. He started the Song dynasty, which lasted for<range type="comment" id="82753">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ 346 years ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍.

=Song Dynasty Scenes=

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"><range type="comment" id="61175">N‍‍‍**‍‍‍arr3:** ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍During the Song dynasty, a new form of Buddhism called Chan became popular in East Asia. Expanding trade led to a rise of the merchant class. It continued to be a time of great inventions. For instance, the invention of <range type="comment" id="478256">‍movable printing, ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ a form of printing in which a many caharaters are carved. These characters can be moved to create many different pages of type. This greatly increased literacy in china.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">**Narr2**: China's neighbors to the north, the Mongols, would soon meet with the great empire. When Temujin's father was murdered, he swore revenge. He united the <range type="comment" id="511331">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍mongol ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ nomads and took the name <range type="comment" id="450265">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍genghis khan ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍, meaning universal ruler. After unifying the <range type="comment" id="513323">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍mongols ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍, <range type="comment" id="709423">‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Genghis Khan attacked the song empire. in 1276, the mongols captured the song capital. Three years later, the last song emperor died fleeing the mongol armies. ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Mongols = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Narr1**:Turns out many other Chinese had the same idea. Eventually in 1368, a former monk named Zhu Yuan Zhang took charge of a rebellion and led the Chinese to victory over the Mongols. China was once again ruled by the Chinese.

=Ming=


 * Narr2:** China had many achievements and was very prosperous duirng the Middle Ages.


 * Narr1**:After the Han dynasty fell, there was a 359 year<range type="comment" id="857238">‍‍‍ Period of Disunion ‍‍‍‍ The Sui dynasty reunified China but fell to the Tang after 29 years.


 * Narr3**:The Tang was a Golden Age for China but fell in 907 and another period of Disunion followed.


 * Narr2**:Great achievements continued when the Song reunfied China in 960.


 * Narr1**:When the Mongols took over in 1279, they reopened the Silk Road and created a great trade empire, however, mistreatment of the Chinese led to the Ming dynasty takeover.


 * Narr3**:The Ming ruled China from 1368 until 1644 when the Qing took over, ending China's medieval period.

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