Star Trek timeline: 1st-10th century A.D.

33: Christ Crucified

3^rd century: Spock’s family claim a ceremonial ground which remains in the family into the 23^rd century

220: Han Dynasty falls

312: Christianity legalized

320: Vulcans discover warp drive

4^th century: Vulcan ripped apart by nuclear war

4^th century: Surak leads Vulcan awakening

4^th century: A group of Vulcans leave for Romulas and Remus after rejected Surak

4^th century: The Jem Hadar become the Dominion’s front line troops

4^th century: The Phage strikes the Vidiians

476: Fall of the Roman Empire

6^th century: Kukulkan visits Mayas

610: Muhammad has his revelations

9^TH century: Kahless unites the Klingons

9^th century: Klingons develop warp drive

9^th century: Kaelon II adopts “resolution”

History Shorts: Fall of the Han Dynasty (220 A.D.)

China's greatest civilization collapsed in 220 A.D. Corruption weakened the dynasty and barbarian invasions overrun the empire. On top of this, high rates of taxation and natural disasters further undermined the Han. The following are a couple of student reports on the Han Dynasty. I could not find a good pop culture interpretation of the Dynasty, but the Han's fall was too big to ignore for History Shorts!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfAT9X2VcSs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKHTfRm1HQs

History Shorts: Han Dynasty (206 B.C.)

China’s greatest empire was founded by a peasant. The Han Dynasty existed for four centuries and represents one of China’s greatest periods. The centralized empire is split into two periods. The Western Han lasted until 9 A.D. At this point, the Xin Dynasty established control for 16 years before the Han reasserted itself. The Eastern Han (25-220) represents the second period. The Han Dynasty is notable for its economic prosperity, technological advances, and military expansion. The Dynasty collapsed as a result of nomadic invasions, corruption, high taxation, weakened central authority, and internal power struggles.


Here are a couple of foreign language films based on the Han:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwssZUoT7ag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JImISmB5Hmg

History Shorts: Confucius (551 B.C.-479 B.C.)

Confucius was an ancient Chinese philosopher and political thinker. He emphasized personal and governmental morality and the correct nature of social and familial relationships and justice. Confucian thinking eventually transformed into a movement and surpassed Legalism and Taoism for prominence in Han China.  Confucius remains influential to this day and is one of the world's great philosophical traditions.

A clip on Confucius:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR6Xdy8MHKg

An example of Confucius in pop culture (from Charlie Chan):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qExKnbsWQro