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| A map of China during the Tang period. It shows the territory that the Tang dynasty acquired and ruled during their reign. |
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| founder of the Tang dynasty |
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| Tang capital. became a thriving metropolis and center of international trade filled with merchants, foreign traders, missionaries from numerous religions, acrobats, artists and entertainers. |
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| Only female ruler in Chinese history. mproved international relations and trade, raised the status of women and encouraged the arts. Under her rule great works of art such as Buddhist statuary, mounted dolls playing musical instruments, gold and silverworks, ceramics and glassware were produced. |
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| Which nomadic group posed the greatest to the Tang? |
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| Why did the Tang expand the Chinese bureaucracy? |
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| Restoration of Chinese unity; they really needed loyal and well-educated officials to govern the vast empire and to offset aristocratic power |
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| During the Tang era which groups shared political power? |
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| Imperial families and bureaucrats of the civil service system |
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| What philosophy did the students training to become bureaucrats study? |
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| All Chinese literature (philosophical or legal classics) |
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| What conditions led to the fall of the Tang dynasty? |
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| The nomads used political divisions within China to assert control over large areas of the North China Plain. Many of the allied provincial governors became in effect independent rulers. They collected their own taxed, passing little or none to the imperial treasury. They raised their own armies and bequeathed their titles to their sons without asking for permission from the Tang court. Worsening economic conditions led to a succession of revolts in the 9th century, some which were popular uprisings led by peasants. |
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| What was the main religion of the Tang? |
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| Confucianism; Buddhism suffered during this period |
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| What did the Tang have over the other Chinese dynasties? |
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| They were the most militarily powerful |
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| The Tang dynasty is considered by many people to be the golden age of Chinese civilization. Its emperors presided over one of the greatest periods of Chinese art, culture and diplomacy. |
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| The Tang traded with other empires along the Silk Road. |
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| The Tang expanded from Modern-Day China to Modern-Day Afghanistan. |
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| Buddhism reached its height in the Tang Dynasty (Until Empress Wu). Doctrines were refined. Schools expanded. The Pure Land School and the worship of Amitabha became widespread. Many Tang emperors were Buddhists, or at least nominally favorable to Buddhism. Some great Chinese poets from the period were monks. |
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Tang Sleeve Dancer
In the Tang Dynasty dances and music styles from outside of China were incorporated into Chinese dance and Chinese styles were passed onto other parts of the world, particularly Korea and Japan. |
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| Tang horses are among the most famous works of Chinese art. |
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Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (r. 712–56)
Invited monks and clerics of both religions to his court; exalted the ancient Laozi by granting him grand titles, wrote commentary on the Daoist Laozi, set up a school to prepare candidates for examinations on Daoist scriptures, and called upon the Indian monk Vajrabodhi (671–741) to perform Tantric rites to avert a drought in the year 726. |
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Scholar-Gentry
A restored scholar-gentry elite and reworked Confucian ideology helped the Tang to maintain imperial unity. |
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Chinese Examination Sysytem
The Chinese examination system gre greatly during the Tang era. The exams were based on Confucian classics and Chinese literature. Additional exams determined their political ranking and awarde social status. |
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