Cheng Chen

Belch: 4th Hour AP World History

22nd of October of 2007

Inner and East Asia (600-1200)

The Early Tang Empire (618-755)

• China reunified during the Sui dynasty. It collapsed in 34 years.

• Li Shimin = first Tang emperor.
• Build upon ruins of Sui.
• Avoided over centralizing
• The confucian style of official examination continued.

Buddhism and the Tang Empire

• Used Buddhism for a political tool.

• Created the Mahayana network to help others achieve enlightenment.
• The Chinese language spread with Buddhism.

To Chang'an by Land and Sea

• The capitol of Tang was passed from the Sui at Chang'an.

• Many trade came into Guang Zhou.
• The sui built the Grand Canal to link Huang He and Yang Zi.
• Chang'an became the capitol of the tributary system.
• Foreigners, Merchants, Students, etc lived in specific compounds and entrepots.
• Population grew up to 100,000.
• The walled cities had lock downs during night to prevent crime.
• As the Tang spread to Guang Zhou and the south, so did Judaism and Islam.
• In the early 600s, the Justinian Plague (Bubonic Plague) occurred.

Trade and Cultural Exchange

• Women (court women) played polo in their past time.

• People and noblewomen tended to follow and assimilate to Chinese tradition by eating stricktly
Chinese diets.
• China's export also was constantly growing due to its high interest in trade.
• China was a main source of silk.

Rivals for Power in Inner Asia and China (600-907)

• Western Tang empire ended at the Tibetan empire at the Tarim basin.
• Like normal, the Tang empire eventually grew too big to support itself.
• by 800, Tang power had long but diminished.

The Uighur and Tibetan Empires

• Turkic people settle at the Tarim basing after the fall of Han. They became the Uighurs.
• Cities in areas developed by the Uighurs propelled themselves in trade.
• It was a center to Art, Language, and trade.
• After the Uighur empire collapsed, Tibet was left as a rival of the Tang dynasty.
• Trade was still very common: Tibetan royals preferred medicine transmitted through Iran from
 Greek cultures.
• A Tang princess brought the Mahayana Buddhism to Tibet in 634 when she politically married a
Tibetan king.
• Tibet also excelled in warfare.

Upheavals and Repressions (750-879)

• Buddhism was attacked by elites in Tang China.

• Some believed that Buddhism neglects/negates Confucianism.
• Buddhism was also attacked for encouraging women into a patriarchal political society.
• Prominent women were used and seen as scapegoats many times.
• Wu Zhao was a powerful women who took control of the imperial family in 690.
• The empire turned turmoil in its attempt to gain control.
• Tang China destroyed up to 4600 Buddhist temples.
• This was a significant loss to Chinese culture.

The End of the Tang Empire (879-907)

• The complex tax system and various military campaigns sapped the Empire's resources.
• in 755, a general (An Lushan) let 200,000 troops in a rebellion against the emperor.

Cheng Chen
Belch: 4th Hour AP World History
22nd of October of 2007

Inner and East Asia (600-1200)

The Early Tang Empire (618-755)

• China reunified during the Sui dynasty. It collapsed in 34 years.

• Li Shimin = first Tang emperor.
• Build upon ruins of Sui.
• Avoided over centralizing
• The confucian style of official examination continued.

Buddhism and the Tang Empire

• Used Buddhism for a political tool.

• Created the Mahayana network to help others achieve enlightenment.
• The Chinese language spread with Buddhism.

To Chang'an by Land and Sea

• The capitol of Tang was passed from the Sui at Chang'an.

• Many trade came into Guang Zhou.
• The sui built the Grand Canal to link Huang He and Yang Zi.
• Chang'an became the capitol of the tributary system.
• Foreigners, Merchants, Students, etc lived in specific compounds and entrepots.
• Population grew up to 100,000.
• The walled cities had lock downs during night to prevent crime.
• As the Tang spread to Guang Zhou and the south, so did Judaism and Islam.
• In the early 600s, the Justinian Plague (Bubonic Plague) occurred.
Trade and Cultural Exchange

• Women (court women) played polo in their past time.

• People and noblewomen tended to follow and assimilate to Chinese tradition by eating stricktly
Chinese diets.
• China's export also was constantly growing due to its high interest in trade.
• China was a main source of silk.

Rivals for Power in Inner Asia and China (600-907)

• Western Tang empire ended at the Tibetan empire at the Tarim basin.
• Like normal, the Tang empire eventually grew too big to support itself.
• by 800, Tang power had long but diminished.

The Uighur and Tibetan Empires

• Turkic people settle at the Tarim basing after the fall of Han. They became the Uighurs.
• Cities in areas developed by the Uighurs propelled themselves in trade.
• It was a center to Art, Language, and trade.
• After the Uighur empire collapsed, Tibet was left as a rival of the Tang dynasty.
• Trade was still very common: Tibetan royals preferred medicine transmitted through Iran from
Greek cultures.
• A Tang princess brought the Mahayana Buddhism to Tibet in 634 when she politically married a
Tibetan king.
• Tibet also excelled in warfare.

Upheavals and Repressions (750-879)

• Buddhism was attacked by elites in Tang China.

• Some believed that Buddhism neglects/negates Confucianism.
• Buddhism was also attacked for encouraging women into a patriarchal political society.
• Prominent women were used and seen as scapegoats many times.
• Wu Zhao was a powerful women who took control of the imperial family in 690.
• The empire turned turmoil in its attempt to gain control.
• Tang China destroyed up to 4600 Buddhist temples.
• This was a significant loss to Chinese culture.

The End of the Tang Empire (879-907)

• The complex tax system and various military campaigns sapped the Empire's resources.
• in 755, a general (An Lushan) let 200,000 troops in a rebellion against the emperor.