History: The Rise And Fall Of The Tang Dynasty

1) Li Shimin and the succeeding rulers of the Tang Empire avoided over centralization by allowing the local nobles, gentry, officials, and religious establishments to practice significant power even after retaining many Sui governing practices.
2) The bled of Turkic and traditional Chinese culture that existed under the Tang were scriptures used in the Silk Road, weapons such as the crossbow and armored infantrymen which were used in warfare, and the skill in horsemanship as well as the use of iron stirrups.
3) Under the Tang rule, Buddhism played a major role as of religion and beliefs. State cults that were based off Buddhism beliefs were successful and spread into Inner Asia and north China, and the Buddhist doctrine gave the kings and
Chinese history and records were able to be examined and revealed through poetry that was found. Poetry was able to help the Chinese express their beliefs, hardships, situation, or culture through their writing.
15) Tibetan leaders and the Tang elite disenchanted with Buddhism because it encouraged women in politics, which were usually done by men, so it resulted in undermining the Confucian idea of the family as the model for the state.
16) The downfall of the Tang Dynasty was caused by the political disintegration and the elites sense of cultural decay. Also, the Battle of the Talas River led to military demoralization, which contributed to the downfall. However, the most devastating uprising that led to the downfall was the uprising led by Huang Chao, when he violently dominated the villages. The Tang Dynasty's downfall compares to the downfall of the Han Dynasty because of the outside invaders that contributed to both downfalls of the dynasties.
17) The Tangguts and the Song Empire were not able to get along because they fought for the control of land routes west of China. This conflict between them promoted a cultural fight for an anti-foreign