Xiangqi: The Battle Of The Tang Dynasty

The Tang Dynasty is an important aspect of Chinese history.  Lasting from 618 AD to 907 AD, it received the nickname “The Golden Age of Ancient China” because it was a very prosperous time.  This powerful empire came into control when the reign of the Sui Dynasty before it ended.

The Tang and Song dynasties in China existed between 618 to 1279 CE. Throughout this period, there were many developments in art, poetry, and technology. China was highly influential all around the world. It became known as the Golden Age of China. With advances in technology and ideas that could improve the everyday life, a unified government, and a strong economic system, the Tang and Song dynasties became the Golden Age of China.

The most influential minds in the Chinese mental tradition vaunt under the Zhou, particularly towards the last period of the Zhou Dynasty, considered a repetition of intellectual and artistic awakening. Many of the ideas developed by figures copy Laozi, Confucius, Mencius and Mozi, who all lived during the Eastern Zhou duration, would suit the character of Chinese civilization up to the bestow day.

A. One of the most important public works projects taken on by the Sui dynasty was the grand canal. This canal was so important due to it facilitating trade between north and south China which then allowed rice and other crops to be available in the north.

During the years 600-900 A.D. of the Chinese Empire, the Tang Dynasty was in power, and was considered the Golden age of Chinese civilization. The dynasty's second emperor, Taizong, started campaigns to deal with threats from the Nomadic Tribes. Due to these campaigns in the Tarim Basin, the Silk Road was able to stay open, allowing for trade in the Middle East and Europe. This trading society encouraged people from distant countries to come and settle in China. Another advancement affecting trade was the “equal-field system” which not only saw that everyone received proper care, but that all land was being farmed. This was possible by making it that people given land did not have to give it up to the military service, called the “Fubing System”,

There was many dynasties and empires to come about between 200 BCE and 600 CE. One specific dynasty was the Han dynasty. This dynasty was involved in the unification of China. This dynasty was formed by Lia Bang and lasted from 206 BCE to 220 CE, with an interruption phase from 9 CE to 23 CE.The Han dynasty was between decentralized and centralized. Han Wudi was the greatest emperor of this dynasty, who pursued centralization and expansion. There was constant attacks from Xiongnu nomads of C. Asia; however, Han Wudi briefly came to control Xiongnu. Wang Mang, the regent for a two year old emperor, took power himself. He tried to redistribute land, but the wealthier people that did not want to get some of their land taken away assassinated him. In the later Han dynasty, emperors manage with struggles to control resentment. Another succession to come about was the Roman empire. The Roman empire started out as a republic, but soon Julius Caesar Seized Rome in 49 B.C.E. Julius Caesar centralized control but was eventually assassinated in 44 B.C.E. After Julius came Octavian, who ran a monarchy that was disguised as a republic. Octavian continued expansion and integration of the empire. There was an extreme amount of poor people; in fact, one third of the population was in slavery. One of the only things that was attempted was giving them bread and circuses to distract them. There was no policy developed for them. The Roman empire went through many rulers. Although these

At first, Buddhism received positive responses (Documents 2 and 3) and indifferent responses (Documents 1 and 5), with the Chinese encouraging and defending its customs/beliefs during times of political and social unrest because it offered relief towards the Chinese people and prevented further chaos. Later, Buddhism received negative and unfavorable scrutiny (Documents 4 and 6) after the Tang dynasty was established since it blamed Buddhism for social/political problems because Buddhism rejected the social hierarchy favored by government officials.

    The Tang Dynasty is an important aspect of Chinese history.  Lasting from 618 AD to 907 AD, it received the nickname “The Golden Age of Ancient China” because it was a very prosperous time.  This powerful empire came into control when the reign of the Sui Dynasty before it ended.

Qin Shihuang was the leader of one of the warring regions, Qin (the others were Yan, Zhao, Qi, Wei and Chu). Qin (pronounced chin) sounds simular to China evidence indicating that Qin Shihuang conquered China. Yong Ho (Chinese historian, 2000) states “the Qin triumphed over six rival states and emerged as the only power posed to unify China. Quin Shihuang accomplished this goal and founded the Qin Empire in 221 B.C.” Yong Ho also mentioned that Qin Shihuang was the first emperor of a united China. Sima Qian (Grand Historian, 221 B.C.) said (about Qin Shihuang) “once he really has his way in the world, he will hold the whole world captive. He is ruler without benevolence or respect for learning”. Sima Qian statement is most likely bias but it

The culture heavily changed in the role and power of women over the two dynasties. During the Tang dynasty women had a less restricted lifestyle. They had been able to have a large social life with greater freedom of the classical times. Even female deity were widely worshiped. But the Song dynasty after becoming Confucianism and a large growth in the economy a very heavy change into patriarchy took place. Women were very strictly restricted from social life and very subdue to remain” behind” there husband

The Tang and Song dynasties are regarded as the Golden Age of Chinese history for its revamped and complex political system, a massive boom in economy and production, and an influx of various religions that made it a diverse time period. This turn in Chinese history was made possible by the switch from subsistence farming, in which people farmed only as much as they needed, to a more industrial farming, where they produced for the whole state. This allowed certain people to specialize in certain topics. Rather than needing to be hunters, farmers, and warriors all by themselves, people would specialize in hunting, farming, or fighting. This allowed for a boom in skill; in the modern world, a person who learned about fluid mechanics would be

"Though you do not want to challenge the throne, how about your subjects? They might put the imperial yellow robe on you!"

The Tang Dynasty was the most successful Chinese dynasty because of its incredible government, enjoyable daily life, and amazing inventions and accomplishments. The Tang Dynasty was the most successful dynasty because it had amazing emperors and government. The dynasty started in 618 CE The second emperor, Taizong, reformed the military and expanded the empire to stretch over Tibet, Eastern Turkey, and Inner Mongolia. He used forced labor and taxes less, and allowed people to practice many different religions such as Christianity and Buddhism. However, towards his decline, he became power hungry and ignored his duties. Taizong then ordered many extravagant things to be built, such as a palace that took two million days to be built, which he took down because the climate around it was too hot and the palace was too grand. When he finally passed on, he gave the duty of being the emperor to his ninth son, Gaozong. Gaozong then became the third emperor of the dynasty. Gaozong soon married Lady Wang. He soon saw Wu Zetian in a temple and made her his concubine. Wu Zetian then rose to power after allegedly murdering her daughter and accusing Lady Wang of doing so, which caused Gaozong to divorce her. Even now, nobody truly knows who killed her daughter. Then, she connected Lady Xiao, who was Gaozong’s former first concubine, to the crime and got her exiled, which was how Wu rose to power as empress. Later in 660 CE, she unofficially became emperor of China. Although she did not

Before the Qin Dynasty, China was composed of a network of city states that were loyal to the Chinese king. The seven Warring States had their own institutions that were run by aristocrats. The Qin Dynasty took initiative to expand their territory and to unite the Chinese empire together. Through their ruthless military techniques the Qin Dynasty was able to conquer the city states in China. The Qin Dynasty ruled from 221 BCE – 206 BCE; during their regime, Emperor Qin’s primary goal was to unify the Chinese people. Even though the Qin Dynasty was a short-lived empire, it played a major role in unifying the Chinese empire and provided a foundation for succeeding regimes through a centralized government, standardized systems, and through infrastructure.

Evaluate the reasons for the success of Mao and the communists gaining support during the Chinese Civil war.