Tang Dynasty
618–906 CE
A period marked by cosmopolitanism and a blossoming of arts and culture in China
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Important terms and concepts
Silk Roads
Trade route
Sancai
Ink painting
Cultural diffusion
Buddhism
The Silk Roads
Learn more about the famous overland and martime routes that connected Eurasia
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