Compare And Contrast Qin And Tang Dynasty

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In the Dynastic cycle, the Tang and the Qin Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of prosperity. Their periods of prosperity are similar in many ways. One of the ways that they are similar is that they both value the importance of The Great Wall Of China. While the Qin dynasty built The Great Wall Of China, the Tang dynasty then repaired it whenever it broke down. Both the dynasties built many of the canals, including The Grand Canal. The Tang dynasty and the Qin dynasty also loved farming and were super good at it. Their farms flourished and grew new crops every day.
Not only were they similar, they are also different in many ways as well. Over the years, the Tang dynasty defeated many other dynasties. But the Qin dynasty has

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