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The
PEGS
of
the
Tang
Dynasty:
The
questions
in
the
boxes
are
hints
for
what
to
write.
The
#
indicates
how
many
specific
pieces
of
information
you
must
write.
Use
the
reading
to
add
information
to
each
box.
P___________________
E
_________________________
How
did
the
Tang
control
their
empire?
3
How
did
the
people
get
the
things
they
needed
and
wanted?
What
did
they
trade?
With
whom
did
they
trade?
4‐5
G_________________________
S
__________________________
Location?
How
were
resources
used
and
distributed
to
the
people?
3
or
4
What
are
the
belief
systems
followed?
What
achievements
were
made?
3
to
4
Exit
Question:
Does
the
Tang
Dynasty
deserve
to
be
called
a
Golden
Age?
Label
the
box
next
to
each
paragraph
with
P,
E,
G,
or
S.
China’s
Tang
Dynasty:
The
Tang
Dynasty
came
to
power
in
China
soon
after
the
Gupta
Empire
disappeared
from
India.
Under
Tang
rule,
the
empire
expanded
northwest
to
include
parts
of
Mongolia,
and
southwest
to
include
parts
of
Tibet.
The
Tang
controlled
their
vast
empire
by
strengthening
the
empire’s
military
forces
and
by
creating
a
strong
central
government.
Candidates
for
government
posts
had
to
take
the
civil
service
exams
that
the
Han
rulers
had
introduced.
In
theory,
anyone
could
take
the
exams,
but
most
peasant
families
could
not
afford
the
tutoring
their
sons
would
need.
Land
reforms
helped
the
Tang
keep
the
support
of
their
people.
Land
was
given
to
farmers,
and
in
the
Yangtze
region,
farmers
learned
to
grow
strains
of
rice
with
higher
yields.
Now
that
crops
could
be
planted
and
harvested
in
peace,
farm
output
expanded
and
the
population
was
able
to
grow.
Trade
grew
in
importance
during
this
period.
The
Tang
built
new
trade
routes
throughout
their
empire.
Caravans
of
merchants
traveled
these
roads
and
the
Silk
Road
which
the
Han
had
built
to
Central
Asia.
Water
routes
took
them
to
Japan,
India,
and
the
Middle
East.
The
traders
carried
silk
and
pottery
and
brought
back
foreign
goods
and
ideas.
Boosted
by
the
growth
of
trade,
the
Tang
capital
of
Changan
became
the
world’s
largest
city
with
over
two
million
people.
Chinese
potters,
painters,
and
poets
flourished
under
the
Tang.
Buddhism,
which
had
already
entered
China
through
Central
Asia,
gained
many
converts
during
the
Tang
period.
Scholars
wrote
dictionaries
and
encyclopedias
and
histories
of
the
empire.
The
earliest
form
of
printing
was
developed
by
monks
who
carved
letters
onto
wood
blocks,
inked
the
blocks,
and
then
pressed
them
onto
paper.
The
prosperity,
security,
and
cultural
achievements
of
China
under
the
Tang
Dynasty
make
it
a
Golden
Age
in
Chinese
history.
The
Tang
dynasty
ruled
China
in
the
7th
and
8th
centuries,
establishing
Chinese
influence
from
Korea
to
Afghanistan
and
Vietnam.
Technological
innovations
during
this
period
included
the
invention
of
printing,
although
calligraphy—the
art
of
handwriting—still
flourished.
This
example
of
the
art
is
entitled
The
Eulogy
of
Ni
Kuan.