the tang dynasty

Question 1

how did the tang dynasty start

Answer 1

–a rebel leader, Tang, seized the Chang’an and proclaimed himself emperor of the new dynasty

Question 2

how long did the tang dynasty last

Answer 2

300 yrs

–they organized china into a prosperous, powerful,productive society

Question 3

Tang taizong

Answer 3

tang dynasty second emperor

• -ambitious and ruthless, killing 2 brothers and pushing his father aside o get the throne
• -but once he was on emperor, he made a stable, effective government
• -he saw himself as a confucian ruler that saw the interests of subjects

Question 4

what did tang taizong do

Answer 4

built capital at changan

• -banditry ended during his reign
• -price of rice remains low
• -taxes on peasants were only 1/40 of annual harvest (2.5%)
• -made policies for transportation and communication, distributing land, merit bureaucracy

Question 5

the 3 policies

Answer 5

• -transportation and communication
• -the equal field system for distributing land
• -bureaucracy of merit

–all originated in sui dynasty, jutst better implemented

Question 6

transportation and communication

Answer 6

• -grand canal
• -roads, horses ,human runners
• -maintain inns and postal stations that provide refreshments for travelers

Question 7

land distribution

Answer 7

• -equal field system
• -gave land based on fertility and family’s necessity
• -when a family’s circumstances change, they inherit 1/5th of the land and then the rest is up for redistribution

Question 8

land distribution problems

Answer 8

as population rose, there was less land to be distributed

–imperial families bribed administrators for land

Question 9

bureaucracy

Answer 9

based on merit

• -civil service exams
• -so good that the confucian education system and civil service exam lasted until qing dynasty in 20th century

Question 10

military expansion

Answer 10

one of largest empires in chinese history

–north, korea, vietnam, tibet, aral sea

Question 11

tang decline

Answer 11

middle eight century had lazy bad leaders and it never recovered

• -An lushan started a rebellions that captured the capital at chang an and Luoyang
• -they had to invite turkish people tp help take back their capitals and after wards, the Uighurs demanded to sack Changan and Luoyang for their help
• -hang Chao, a military commander led an uprising in E china
• -to stop rebellions, tang leaders gave more power to regional authorities who needed p being better rulers
• -so the dynasty ended

Question 12

Lushan

Answer 12

started a rebellion to take over Chang’an and Luoyang

Question 13

Hang Chao

Answer 13

military commander that started uprisings in eastern china