Decline and Fall of the Han
	• The Han dynasty appeared to recover during the 2nd century C.E., but poor rulers and popular unrest fueled by landlord exploitation culminated in revolution. • Daoist leaders, the Yellow Turbans, in 184 C.E. began a period of disorder ending with the fall of the Han in 220. • China split into three kingdoms. • The landowning class operated beyond government control. • There were no firm dynasties for 350 years.