China's Han Dynasty empire (jan 1, 206 BC – jan 1, 220)
Description:
Political features - Unified empire under Han dynasties; "Mandate of Heaven" concept; examinations for official positions.
Cultural features - Confucianism/Daoism (In second-wave; later Buddhism).
Social features - Class hierarchy; dominance of bureacratic and landholding elites; peasant rebellions.
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