Chapter 8 Lesson 1 Notes Learning Target 720 Learning Target 720 I can describe the reunification of China under the Tang Dynasty and reasons for the cultural diffusion of Buddhism When the Han Dynasty collapsed China split into several kingdoms It is called the ID: 557749
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Tang Dynasty Reunifies China
Chapter 8 Lesson 1 Notes
Learning Target
7.20Slide2
Learning Target 7.20
I can describe the reunification of China under the Tang Dynasty and reasons for the cultural diffusion of Buddhism.Slide3
When the Han Dynasty collapsed, China split into several kingdoms. It is called the
“Period
of Disunion.” There was mass chaos.
The Tang Dynasty arose in China in 618
A.D.
when a former official overthrew the government.The Tang then ruled for over 300 years! Many historians consider this era to be the Golden Age of China.
Tang DynastySlide4
Who Started the Tang Dynasty?
Taizong
helped his father
Gaozu
to found the Tang Dynasty.
Taizong used power and force to rule.Taizong
killed his 2 brothers and his brother’s 10 sons. However,
the Chinese considered him a fair leader.
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Introduction
Read pages 178-180.
Use page 180 (“The Tang Dynasty” and “Growth and Trade”) to complete a circle graphic organizer showing the ways the Tang Dynasty reunified China.Slide6
Tang DynastySlide7
Tang DynastySlide8
Expanded influence to Vietnam, Korea, and TibetSlide9
Strengthened Central Government
Empress
Wu (one of few female
rulers)
Reduced
powers of
landlords
Removed
their tax power
; state taxed peasants
directly.
Accurate
censuses
= fair & reliable taxationSlide10
Stricter
Education
counting more than birthright
Aristocrat’s
role faded in favor of scholar-bureaucrats
Civil Service Exam RevivedSlide11
Regulated trade
Built roads and canals
Grand Canal linked southern rice fields to more populated centers in the north
Flying moneyUsed like credit and redeemed at the end of the voyage
Reduced the danger of robbery
Led to paper moneyCommercial GrowthSlide12