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In large parts of Chinese history, China has been united but then it falls and fractures again. So were the several rises and falls of disparate Chinese dynasties one continuous state evolution or can they be treated as rise of different empires just happening to lie in the same geographical region?

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How effective is Historic Materialism? Is it a good tool for analysing history, in its pure or more revised form?

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In large parts of Chinese history, China has been united but then it falls and fractures again. So were the several rises and falls of disparate Chinese dynasties one continuous state evolution or can they be treated as rise of different empires just happening to lie in the same geographical region?

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Why are the Han and the Tang considered the Golden Ages of China whereas the Song are not?

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In large parts of Chinese history, China has been united but then it falls and fractures again. So were the several rises and falls of disparate Chinese dynasties one continuous state evolution or can they be treated as rise of different empires just happening to lie in the same geographical region?	376
How effective is Historic Materialism? Is it a good tool for analysing history, in its pure or more revised form?	176
In large parts of Chinese history, China has been united but then it falls and fractures again. So were the several rises and falls of disparate Chinese dynasties one continuous state evolution or can they be treated as rise of different empires just happening to lie in the same geographical region?	14
Why are the Han and the Tang considered the Golden Ages of China whereas the Song are not?	8