Ch 13- The Spread of Chinese Civilization: Japan, Korea, and Vietnam vocab. Mistakes may be present!
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| 97496156 | Taika Reforms | attempt to remake Japanese monarch into an absolutist Chinese-style emperor; included attempts to create professional bureaucracy and peasant conscript army | 0 | |
| 97496157 | Heian | Japanese city later called Kyoto; built to escape influence of Buddhist monks | 1 | |
| 97496158 | Tale of Genji | written by Lady Murasaki; first novel in any language; evidence for mannered style of Japanese society | 2 | |
| 97496159 | Fujiwara | mid 9th century Japanese aristocratic family; exercised exceptional influence over imperial affairs; aided in decline of imperial power | 3 | |
| 97496160 | bushi | regional warrior leaders in Japan; ruled small kingdoms from fortresses; administered the law, supervised public projects, and collected revenues; built up private armies | 4 | |
| 97496161 | samurai | mounted troops of the bushi; loyal to local lords, not the emperor | 5 | |
| 97496162 | seppuku | ritual suicide in Japan; also known as hari-kiri; demonstrated courage and was a means to restore family honor | 6 | |
| 97496163 | Gumpei Wars | waged for five years from 1180 on Honshu between the Taira and Minamoto families; ended in destruction of Taira | 7 | |
| 97496164 | bakufu | military government established by the Minamoto following Gumpei wars; centered at Kamakura; retained emperor, but real power resided in military government and samurai | 8 | |
| 97496165 | shoguns | military leaders of the bakufu | 9 | |
| 97496166 | Hojo | a warrior family closely allied with the Minamoto; dominated Kamakura regime and manipulated Minamoto rulers; ruled in name of emperor | 10 | |
| 97496167 | Ashikaga Takuaji | member of the Minamoto family; overthrew Kamakura regime and established Ashikaga shogunate (1336-1573); drove emperor from Kyoto to Yoshino | 11 | |
| 97496168 | Onin war | struggle between rival heirs of Ashikaga shogunate (1467-1477); led to warfare between rival headquarters and Kyoto and destruction of old capital | 12 | |
| 97496169 | daimyo | warlord rulers of small states following Onin war and disruption of Ashikaga shogunate; holdings consolidated into unified and bounded mini-states | 13 | |
| 97496170 | Choson | earliest Korean kingdom; conquered by Han in 109 BCE | 14 | |
| 97496171 | Koguryo | tribal people of northern Korea; established an independent kingdom in the northern half of the peninsula; adopted cultural Sinification | 15 | |
| 97496172 | Sinification | extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions | 16 | |
| 97496173 | Silla | Korean kingdom in southeast; became a vassal of the Tang and paid tribute; ruled Korea from 668 | 17 | |
| 97496174 | Yi | Korean dynasty (1392-1910); succeeded Koryo dynasty after Mongol invasions; restored aristocratic dominance and Chinese influence | 18 | |
| 97496175 | Trung sisters | leaders of a rebellion in Vietnam against Chinese rule in 39 CE; demonstrates importance of women in Vietnamese society | 19 | |
| 97496176 | Khumers and Chams | Indianized Vietnamese peoples defeated by northern government at Hanoi | 20 | |
| 97496177 | Nguyen | southern Vietnamese dynasty with capital at Hue that challenged northern Trinh dynasty with center at Hanoi | 21 |
