Compare And Contrast Tang Dynasty And Middle China

Many civilizations of the world develop their own ways of life, and eventually it gets shared with other civilizations. These civilizations develop technologies, ways of making life easier, and when other leaders see that, they want that for their region as well. This can lead to many bad things, such as war, but it can also lead to the development of new ideas and technologies. Along with technologies, religious beliefs can also be traded. For example, Buddhism started in India, but spread to China, Japan, Korea, and other regions as well. Middle China started around 618 A.D. at the establishment of the Tang dynasty. The Tang dynasty brought the golden age to China, and facilitated the inventions and innovations of many things. Buddhism was
The Chinese invented the idea of a civil service exam, which the Japanese eventually heard of. They tested it out, but it didn’t work in their imperial court system. They adapted this idea into the idea of other people beside the ruling family having more power. This, in Japan, lead to a strong aristocratic society with a strong military class during the Heian period. They tried to produce an exam system, and it worked for a while, but eventually fell apart. When Korean travelers came to Japan, they brought lots of Chinese culture with them, including the idea of having a powerful ruling class that wasn’t the emperor. In addition, this also lead to the development of the samurai to protect these powerful families. Government policies and institutions travel from China to Japan and are instituted there, but changed slightly, making the civilizations more
Buddhism was first brought to Japan by Korean travelers. The Japanese already had a religion however, and used Buddhism to adapt their already existing religion, Shintoism. Buddhism eventually made its way into the imperial family in Japan. Prince Shotoku was a Buddhist and adopted Buddhism into Japanese life and culture. His influence was the main reason that Buddhism was adopted so quickly in Japan. In China, Buddhism came from India, where it originated. When powerful families in both China and Japan converted to Buddhism, it made Buddhism a very powerful religion that connected many regions of the world. Buddhism and Shinoism became the dominant religions during the Heian period. This religious merging was a main connector between China and