Feudalism helped protect communities from the violence and warfare that broke out after the fall of Rome and the collapse of strong central government in Western Europe. Feudalism secured Western Europe's society and kept out powerful invaders. Feudalism helped restore trade. Lords repaired bridges and roads.
Answer: 5,000 years, even though the country wasn't unified
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The Chinese formed one of the world's earliest civilization and as a result have a very rich history that goes back around 5,000 years which was way before China was first united under Qin Shi Huangdi, who reigned from 221–210 BC.
China has gone through so many historical events and after the unification under the Qin, records have been extensively kept to show the development of the world's most populous nation.
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Like other Muslims, the Shi´ites believe in the unity of God (Allah is the only God) and His divine guidance through God´s Messenger , the Prophet Muhammad. But they maintain that for the moral and spiritual leadership of the ummah (community of believers), Allah instructed the Prophet to appoint Imam Ali, a figure of authority (actually he was Muhammad´s cousin and son-in-law), to succeed him as leader of all Muslims. This tenet is not accepted by Sunni Muslims, the majority in Islam. Shi´ia is predominant in Iran and Iraq.
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