HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Question
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the Tang dynasty collapsed.
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the Mongols conquered China.
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Buddhist ideas spread to China.
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Oda Nobunaga tried to conquer Korea and China.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vietnam gained its independence due to the fall of the Tang dynasty, which fell in 907. The destruction of the Tang dynasty left Southern China split into several kingdoms that were not strong enough to control Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-2: -The successive Tang dynasty ruled northern Vietnam from 621 690, and again from 705 to 880. Between 690 and 705, the Tang dynasty was briefly interrupted by the Wu Zhou dynasty which maintained Chinese rule over Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although 1, 000 years of Chinese rule left many traces, the collective memory of the periods reinforced Vietnamese cultural and later, political independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the conquered period, Vietnam had to adopt the Chinese writing system, Confucianism, arts, and literature. A part of the conquered Vietnam lost their native language, culture, and national identity until the revolt of Trung Sister in 40 A.D. The Trung Sisters’ ruled of Vietnam was short-lived for 3 years.