1. Tang Dynasty Reunifies China
Chapter 8 Lesson 1 Notes
Learning Target 7.20

2. Learning Target 7.20
I can describe the reunification of China under the Tang Dynasty and reasons for the cultural diffusion of Buddhism.

3. Tang Dynasty
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.

4. 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.

5. How the Tang Reunified China
Introduction
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Use page 180 (“The Tang Dynasty” and “Growth and Trade”) to complete a circle graphic organizer showing the ways the Tang Dynasty reunified China.
How the Tang Reunified China 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

6. How the Tang Reunified China
Tang Dynasty
How the Tang Reunified China

7. How the Tang Reunified China
Tang Dynasty
How the Tang Reunified China
Created strong central government
Civil service exams
Expanded rule to Tibet
Took control of Silk Road
Took control of Vietnam
Increased trade with other parts of Asia
Gave land to farmers

8. Expanded influence to Vietnam, Korea, and Tibet

9. 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 taxation

10. Civil Service Exam Revived
Stricter
Education counting more than birthright
Aristocrat’s role faded in favor of scholar-bureaucrats

11. Commercial Growth Regulated trade Built roads and canals Flying money
Grand Canal linked southern rice fields to more populated centers in the north
Flying money
Used like credit and redeemed at the end of the voyage
Reduced the danger of robbery
Led to paper money