HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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by allowing peasants to own the land they worked
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by breaking up the localized power of large landowners
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. by increasing revenue through more land taxes
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by creating more civil service employees who owed their positions to the central government
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Detailed explanation-1: -The An Lushan Rebellion was a devastating rebellion against the Tang dynasty of China; it significantly weakened the dynasty. The power of the jiedushi, or provincial military governors, increased greatly after imperial troops crushed the rebels, taking administrative power away from the scholar-officials.
Detailed explanation-2: -China under the Tang also established a strong trading presence on the seas and maritime trade increased. Exchanges on overland routes such as the Silk Road and the Grand Canal, the system of canals that connected inland Chinese waterways, also helped the Chinese economy.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was the result of land reform under the Tang dynasty? They strengthened the power of the government by breaking up lg land holdings and redistributing it to the peasants. This weakened the large land owners and increased tax revenue.
Detailed explanation-4: -What did the Tang Dynasty do to try and make its government more efficient and effective? They brought back the civil service examination system. Which form of literature flourished under the Tang Dynasty?