Before the next class period, please read pgs. 297-304 about the Sui and Tang Dynasties in China. Look out for the following as you read:
- The Grand Canal: Who built it? Why did they built it? (pg. 297-298)
- What is the tributary system? How did it benefit China? (pg. 298)
- What was the significance of the city of Chang'an? Describe it's diversity. (pg. 298)
- How did Buddhism spread in the Tang Empire? What impacts did it have? (pgs. 298-299)
- Why did people start questioning the role of Buddhism in China? (pgs. 299-301)
- What led to the end of the Tang Empire? (pgs. 303-304)