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14 What are the defining features of intellectual life in the Tang dynasty? How did intellectual life change as the dynasty progressed?
Period of Brilliance
Tang dynasty ruled 618 to 907; Chinese influence spread
China experienced period of brilliance, prosperity, cultural achievement
Government, other institutions served as models across East Asia
Civil Service
To obtain talented officials, Tang expanded civil service examination system
People had to pass written exams to work for government
Created flexible law code; model for law codes in Korea, Japan
Built on Sui Foundations
Established capital at Chang’an, Sui capital
Second capital located at Luoyang
Government control remained centralized, based on bureaucracy of officials
The Tang DynastyExpansion
Much of expansion occurred during reign of Taizong, 626 to 649
Taizong relied on talented ministers to help govern
In addition to military conquests, Taizong had schools built to prepare students for civil service exams
After his death, one of his sons became emperor
Foreign Affairs
Tang expanded China, Chinese influence
Regained western lands in Central Asia, gained influence over Korea
Contact with Japan increased; Japanese scholars came to China to study Expansion, increased contact with others grew foreign tradeFrom India
Buddhism first came to China from India during Han times
During Period of Disunion many Chinese turned to Buddhism
Taught people could escape suffering, appealed to people in turmoil
Tang Decline
750s, decline began, government weak, nomadic invasions, rebellions
Military defeats lost Tang lands in Central Asia and the north
907, emperor killed, Tang dynasty ended
The Tang Dynasty (June 18, 618-June 1, 907) was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and eventually followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. After a bloody period of civil war and decline in China, the Tang Dynasty was a
Period of Brilliance
Tang dynasty ruled 618 to 907; Chinese influence spread
China experienced period of brilliance, prosperity, cultural achievement
Government, other institutions served as models across East Asia
Civil Service
To obtain talented officials, Tang expanded civil service examination system
People had to pass written exams to work for government
Created flexible law code; model for law codes in Korea, Japan
Built on Sui Foundations
Established capital at Chang’an, Sui capital
Second capital located at Luoyang
Government control remained centralized, based on bureaucracy of officials
The Tang DynastyExpansion
Much of expansion occurred during reign of Taizong, 626 to 649
Taizong relied on talented ministers to help govern
In addition to military conquests, Taizong had schools built to prepare students for civil service exams
After his death, one of his sons became emperor
Foreign Affairs
Tang expanded China, Chinese influence
Regained western lands in Central Asia, gained influence over Korea
Contact with Japan increased; Japanese scholars came to China to study Expansion, increased contact with others grew foreign tradeFrom India
Buddhism first came to China from India during Han times
During Period of Disunion many Chinese turned to Buddhism
Taught people could escape suffering, appealed to people in turmoil
Tang Decline
750s, decline began, government weak, nomadic invasions, rebellions
Military defeats lost Tang lands in Central Asia and the north
907, emperor killed, Tang dynasty ended
The Tang Dynasty (June 18, 618-June 1, 907) was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and eventually followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. After a bloody period of civil war and decline in China, the Tang Dynasty was a