Tang Empire

-avoided overcentralization by allowing nobles, gentry, officials, and religious establishments to exercise the significant power
    =warfare, Tang combined Chinese weapons such as crossbows, armored infantrymen, also experted in horsemanship and the use of iron stirrups
    -political use of Buddhism, a religion charged kings and emperors with spiritual function to bring humankind to Buddhist realm
    =protecting spirits to help the rulers to govern and prevent harm in the society

Early Tang Empire princes competing for political influences enlisted monastic leasers to pray for them, preach on their behalf, counsel aristocrats to support them and to contribute monastic wealth for their war chests

Tang Empire expanded westward and Buddhism influenced throughout China
Tang Empire was also known as "cosmopolitan" because of its breadth and diversity
Chang'an is the capital of Tang Empire had water transport and well-maintained roads
Chang'an also known as tributary system, where independent countries acknowledge Chinese emperors's supremacy by sending regular embassies to the capital city to pay tribute
Chang'an had living accommodation and general stores, serviced foreign merchants, students, and ambassadors, restaurants, inns, temples, mosques, and street stalls.
Routes in Chang'an, the Grand Canal, commanded special importance of army patrols, boat design, canal towns, and maintenance budget= economic and cultural development of eastern China.
Tan consolidated the control of southern coastal region, increasing to the Indian Ocean, and helping Islamic and Jewish influences

China through Silk Road=Asain folk melodies, grape wine, tea, sugar, and spices transformed Chinese diet
The new monopoly is cotton by the end of Tang Empire
Tang factories became sole supplier and porcelain, which is fine clay
Uighur (Turkic group of Inner Asia) and Tibetans, were rivals to the Tang Empire