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| 336129870 | wendi | member of Northern Chinese family; seizes throne; proclaims himself emperor. gains support of neighboring nomadic tribes. extends empire across north China. lowers taxes and builds granaries- "grain taxes" to prevent famines | 1 | |
| 336129871 | Yangdi | son of wendi; murders father to reach the throne. strengthens Confucian education system. restores civil service exams. luxury and excess-palaces, temples, canals, all peasant labor, unsuccessful wars to conquer Korean peninsula. suffers defeat by central Asian Turkic warriors- political instability, feudalism, assasinated | 2 | |
| 336129872 | Li Yuan | Duke of Tang, court official of Yangdhi. turns against Yangdhi at end of reign, orchestrate assassination, emerges as leader of China, abdicates in favor of son Tang Taizong. "golden age of Tang", repairs great wall, standing frontier armies, extends empire to Tibet, Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan | 3 | |
| 336129873 | Empress Wu | makes Buddhism state religion of China | 4 | |
| 336129874 | Emperor Wuzong | open persecutions of Buddhists, fears increased influence of monasteries, 1,000s of shrines destroyed. monks and nuns forced back to civilian lives, no longer tax exempt. strength and popularity of Buddhism affected | 5 | |
| 336129875 | Emperor Xuanzong | high point of Tang dynasty, strengthens bureaucratic system. patronizes the arts. after death of second wife becomes infatuated with concubine, eventually forced to execute her | 6 | |
| 336129876 | Yang guifei | uses her position to pack royal court with relatives and supporters. leads Xuanzong to neglect political and military affairs. discontent increases throughout Empire . executed by Xuanzong | 7 | |
| 336129877 | General Lushan | revolts against Tang dynasty, Tang armies supress rebellion, yang Gufei's family killed. marks downfall of Tang dynasty | 8 | |
| 336129878 | Zhou Kuangyin | scholarly, military general, leader of China, takes name 'Emperor taizu'; song dynasty conquers most rivals except Liao dynasty in North, humiliating treaties with Liao | 9 | |
| 336129879 | zhu Xi | founded ancient teachings of Neo-confucianism. application of principles to everyday life.ultimate goal: cultivate personal morality. virtue attained through education and personal observation; contact with men of wisdom and morality | 10 | |
| 336129880 | Wang Anshi | minister of Song Empire; attempts to strengthen state through confucian and legalist reforms | 11 |
