What group is the 2nd to be prominent?
The Han dynasty
In what country?
China
What was before this one?
the Qin dynasty
During what years?
221–207 BC
And what was after?
the Three Kingdoms period
During what years?
220–280 AD
Who was at the center of the 2nd one?
The emperor
Did he control everything unilaterally?
No
Who else helped control things?
nobility and appointed ministers
Where were they from?
the scholarly gentry class
How long did the 2nd ones stick around?
over four centuries
Are they looked back on in disdain?
No
How then?
a golden age in Chinese history.
How do modern folks relate to them?
China's majority ethnic group refers to itself as the "Han people"
Does it carry over into writing?
Yes
How so?
Chinese script is referred to as "Han characters".
What caused a bunch of mostly independent places to lose their autonomy?
the Rebellion of the Seven States.
Who was primarily referenced in teaching at that point?
Confucianism
Until when?
AD 1911.
What ended along with it?
the Qing dynasty