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What was a key difference in the treatment of outsiders between the Tang and the Han?
What was a key difference in the treatment of outsiders between the Tang and the Han?
- The Tang dismissed outsiders, while the Han were more conscious of them
- The Tang were more conscious of outsiders, unlike the Han who instantly dismissed them (correct)
- The Tang and the Han treated outsiders with equal respect
- The Tang and the Han had similar attitudes towards outsiders
What characterized the military culture of the Tang era?
What characterized the military culture of the Tang era?
- Reliance on longbows and avoidance of horseback warfare
- Inclusion of Central Asian Turkish culture and the use of reverse compound bows (correct)
- Strong emphasis on naval warfare and maritime trade
- Adoption of Greek military tactics and weaponry
What characterized the religious culture during the Tang era?
What characterized the religious culture during the Tang era?
- Inclusion of Mahayana Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, and Islam (correct)
- Exclusivity to Confucianism and Taoism
- Adoption of Zoroastrianism and Hinduism
- Prevalence of atheism and agnosticism
How did the Tang empire compare to the modern China in terms of territorial size?
How did the Tang empire compare to the modern China in terms of territorial size?
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What distinguished the expansion of the Tang empire from that of the Han empire?
What distinguished the expansion of the Tang empire from that of the Han empire?
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