Tang Dynasty
When
-The Tang Dynasty began June 18, 618
-It ended June 1, 907
-The Tang Dynasty was founded by the Li family who gained owner at the collapse at the Sui Empire
-The tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China
Where
-The Tang Dynasty's capital, Chang'an, was the most populous city in the world at the height of the Tang DYnasty
-In China ,The Tang Dynasty was considered a high point of the Chinese civilization
-It was considered to possibly even pass the Han Dynasties accomplishments
Key People
-Li Yuan- He formed the Tang dynasty, united China and adopted Buddhism, and Arab traders introduced Islam to China and Wang Wei
-Wan Wei- Was a poet and painter, he also created pure landscape style of painting
-Wu Daozi- Was a artist who as famous for initiating new myths in his artwork
-Du Fu- A Chinese poet, called Poet Historian, was very famous
-Wu Zetian- Was an empress, she became the only Chinese empress regnant ruling in her own right
-Li Shimin- Second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, ruled from 626 to 649
Before the Tang
-Before the Tang Dynasty there was another dynasty called the Sui Dynasty
-The Sui Dynasty was in power from 581 to 618
-The Tang Dynasty took control when the Sui dynasty was collapsing
End of the Tang
-Ended around 907
-The end of the Tang Dynasty started during Emperor Xizong's reign when the notable Huang Chao Uprising broke out
-Another reason for the fall was because of the Shi Rebellion
What They're Known For
-The Tang Dynasty is mostly known as the most influential empire for the Chinese civilization
-During the Tang Dynasty, China reached an all time peak of the Chinese civilization and actually became the center of trade in the east
-The achievements of the Tang Dynasty had a dynamic influence on today's world as well
-The Tang Emperors developed a strong foundation for their government
-Medicine is probably one of their highest contributions, and they practiced world wide
-The use of organic materials and Herbs of medicine as developed by the Tang Dynasty
-During the time of studying medicine, they specifically studied on medicine for diabetes
-However, during this search for a medicine for diabetes, they discovered this condition was from excess sugar. They discovered this through urine samples
-Sun Simia wore the Thousand Golden Prescriptions, one of the China's;s most precious treasures in the medical field
-They also studied certain chemicals that lead to gunpowder
-They studied deeply into alchemy that lead to the inventions of gas cylinders and A/C
-Law and Math made education grow. That lead to economic growth and stability
-The Tang Dynasty's achievements were very exceptional and lead to success with foreign relations
Loss of Power
-The main reason for the collapse of the Tang Dynasty as the Shi rebellion and catastrophe
-This rebellion destroyed the prosperity of the empire
-Up until this point, in the middle of the 8th century, the Tang Dynasty had few conflicts or rebellion issues, so this came as a shock to most of the empire
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