Chapter 13 Chinese influence:Korea, Japan, and Vietnam
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| 1109474853 | Ly Van Phuc | Vietnamese official who wrote an essay to the emperor of China addressing his treatment in the capital. -Shows how the Vietnamese revered the Chinese -reflects underlying wariness of Chinese domination |  | 0 |
| 1109474854 | Fugiwara | Strong family whom packed the upper class administration with family members and shaped imperial policy -worked with buddhists to whittle down imperial control and increase their own. |  | 1 |
| 1109474855 | Bushi | Warrior leaders within the mini states -administered law, supervised public works, and collected revenue for themselves, not the court -created most effective military forces/armies composed of samurai |  | 2 |
| 1109474856 | Samurai | Mounted troops under the Bushi lords -Although they were only loyal to the lords, they were still called to defend the capital -As crime grew, they were hired along with their lords as mercenaries and body guards |  | 3 |
| 1110368344 | Taira | One of the two most powerful feuding families which fought for power in the early 1180's -controlled emperor and court -eventually turned to all out warfare as they participated in the Gempei Wars |  | 4 |
| 1110368345 | Minamoto | One of the two most powerful families which fought with the Taira in the early 1180's -Held powerful network of provincial allies superior to Taira -in 1185, Minamoto destroyed Taira and set up bakufu(military government) |  | 5 |
| 1110368346 | yoritomo | Leader off the Victorious Minamoto -Paranoid about his family conspiring against him -To settle his paranoia, he killed his family, resulting in no heir to the throne and allowed Bushi lords to gain power |  | 6 |
| 1110368347 | Yoshitsune | Courages Military general and brother to Yoritomo -Military genius, as he helped Minamoto win Gempei Wars -Murdered by brother out of thought of conspiracy |  | 7 |
| 1110368348 | Shogun | Military leaders of the Bakufu -Not only military commanders, but political ones too -Also felt paranoia of spying programs |  | 8 |
| 1110368349 | Hojo | Warrior family closely allied with the Minamoto -dominated Kamakura regime -left Minamoto as the official leaders though |  | 9 |
| 1110368350 | Ashikaga Takuaj | Led a revolt against Bushi and overthrew Kamkura regime -established Ashikaga shogunate in it's place -exiled to Yoshino, where he fought back the imperial authority |  | 10 |
| 1110368351 | daimyos | "little kingdoms" that Japan was divided up into -over 300 of them -each had their own warlord ruler |  | 11 |
| 1110368352 | Choson | Earliest Korean kingdom -Conquered by Han emperor Wudi -Korea was then forever influenced by China |  | 12 |
| 1110368353 | Koguryo | Korean state in north which resisted Chinese rule -warred with two rivals, Silla and Paekche -First result of Chinese sinification in Koreaa |  | 13 |
| 1110368354 | Khmer | The modern day Cambodians -intermarriage with Viets shows how people were before Chinese influence -Language wasn't related to Chinese and they had a strong tradition of village authority |  | 14 |
| 1110368355 | Trung Sisters | Daughters of deposed local ruler whom led a rebellion in 39 C.E. against the Chinese. -Did not like how Confucianism portrayed women -Many of these rebellions were a large part of the reason why many Chinese couldn't convert the Vietnamese |  | 15 |
| 1110368356 | Chams | Indianized rivals of the Vietnamese; driven into the highlands by the successful Vietnamese drive to the south. -Although they warred with the Vietnamese they also traded with them for resources. |  | 16 |
| 1110368357 | Nguyen | southern Vietnamese dynasty with capital at Hue that challenged northern Trinh dynasty with center at Hanoi. -Centered on the narrow plains that connected the two great rice bowels of present day Vietnam -Centered at the Capital, Hue |  | 17 |
| 1110368358 | Trinh | Dynasty that ruled in north Vietnam at Hanoi, 1533 -rivals of Nguyen to south -Series of rulers who controlled power called Trinh lords |  | 18 |
| 1110368359 | Heian | The later capital of Japan arranged by emperor Kammu -Changed to escape growing force of Buddhism -Later called Kyoto |  | 19 |
| 1110368360 | Honshu | Japan's largest island -Most populous -Home to Japan's great port system |  | 20 |
| 1110368361 | Kamakura | military government founded under Minamoto Yoritomo to create a more centralized government to strengthen the state of Japan -Established in 1192 CE and ended in 1333 CE -Known for introduction of feudalism and samurai |  | 21 |
| 1110368362 | Silla | One of the three warring provinces in ancient Japan -Allied with Chinese to take over all three provinces -Gained independence but had to pay tribute to China | | 22 |
| 1110368363 | Paekche | One of the three warring provinces in ancient Japan -Grew weak from endless war with neighbors -Eventually taken over by Silla and their Chinese alliance | | 23 |
| 1110368364 | Taika reforms | Reforms by emperor to revamp imperial administration -Wanted to make the administration more Chinese -Mastered Chinese court and calligraphy but was unsuccessful in the long run |  | 24 |
| 1110368365 | Kami | Spirits of Phenomena worshipped in Shintoism -animals, creationary forces, and deceased ancestors -shows Chinese influence in Japanese religion |  | 25 |
| 1110368366 | Shintoism | Religion of Japan -Founded in 660 BCE -Combines ideas of ancestor veneration and influence from Chinese ideas |  | 26 |
| 1110368367 | Aristocracy | Form of government where power is put into the privileged ruling class -Contrasted favorably with japan's monarchy Contributed to Japan's feuding families |  | 27 |
| 1110368368 | Lady Muraki's The Tale of Genji | Literary work famous for capturing the charm and underlying tone of court life -First real social commentary on world -Shows flourishing of literature with the adaption of multi-layer stories |  | 28 |
| 1110368369 | Seppuku | Japanese Samurai suicide ritual -used instead of running from battle to restore honor -also called "kara-kiri" or belly splitting |  | 29 |
| 1110368370 | Disinheritance | limiting of inheritance to the eldest son -created a big blow to women as they were left with little to no income -women were also put lower on the social structure and hierarchy |  | 30 |
