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| 7497116355 | Bakufu | A military government established in Japan after the Gempei Wars; the emperor became a figurehead, while real power was concentrated in the military, including the samurai | 0 | |
| 7497116356 | Shoguns | Military leaders of Japan during its feudal era and the actual powers behind the emperor | 1 | |
| 7497116357 | Minamoto | Defeated the rival Taira family in the Gempei Wars and established military government (bakufu) in 12th-century Japan | 2 | |
| 7497116358 | Emperor Kammu | Empereror during the shift from Nara to Heian period in 795. Brief assertion of autonomy and Imperial power before the Fujiwara rule. Kicked Buddhists out of the city. Stopped Taika reforms | 3 | |
| 7497116359 | Fujiwara | Japanese aristocratic family in mid-9th century; exercised exceptional influence over imperial affairs; aided in decline of imperial power. |  | 4 |
| 7497116363 | Tea Ceremony | Japanese ceremony with Chinese influences symbolizing tranquility |  | 5 |
| 7497116364 | Ho Xuan Huong | Female poet whom wrote poems about the displeasing traditions of women in Confucianism | 6 | |
| 7497116365 | Hanoi | Capital of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War |  | 7 |
| 7497116366 | Trinh | Dynasty that ruled in north Vietnam at Hanoi, 1533 to 1772, rivals of Nguyen family in the south |  | 8 |
| 7497116367 | Hojo | Warrior family closely allied with Minamoto, dominated Kamakura regime and manipulated Minamoto rulers who claimed to rule in the name of the Japanese emperor at Kyoto |  | 9 |
| 7497116368 | Ashikaga Shogunate | Replaced the Kamakura regime in Japan, ruled from 1336 to 1573 CE, destroyed the rival Yoshino center of imperial authority |  | 10 |
| 7497116369 | Choson | earliest Korean Kingdom; conquered by Han emperor in 109 BCE |  | 11 |
| 7497116372 | Daimyo | A Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai; warlord but not as powerful as a shogun. |  | 12 |
| 7497116374 | Chams | Indianized rivals of the Vietnamese; driven into the highlands by the successful Vietnamese drive to the south. |  | 13 |
| 7497116375 | Son of Heaven | Title of the ruler of China, first known from the Zhou dynasty. It acknowledges the ruler's position as intermediary between heaven and earth. |  | 14 |
| 7497116376 | Khmers | Indianized rivals of the Vietnamese; moved into Mekong River delta region at time of Vietnamese drive to the south |  | 15 |
| 7497116377 | Nguyen | Rival Vietnamese dynasty that arose in southern Vietnam to challenge traditional dynasty of Trinh in north at Hanoi; kingdom centered on Red and Mekong rivers; capital at Hue. |  | 16 |
| 7497116380 | Sinification | Extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions; typical of Korea and Japan, less typical of Vietnam. |  | 17 |
| 7497116381 | Le Dynasty | the longest ruling Vietnamese dynasty. Drawing on Confucian principles, its rulers increased the size and strength of the Vietnamese state and promoted agricultural productivity. |  | 18 |
| 7497116382 | Silla | Independent Korean kingdom in the southeastern part of the peninsula, defeated Koguryo along with their Chinese Tang allies, submitted a vassal of the Tang emperor and agreed to tribute payment, ruled united Korea by 668 CE |  | 19 |
| 7497116383 | Hue | The capital of Nguyen house. Far north of Mekong delta region | 20 | |
| 7497116386 | Gumpei Wars | Waged for five years from 1180 on Honshu between the Tiara and Minamoto families; ended in the destruction of the Taira. |  | 21 |
| 7497116387 | Viets | Traded with southern China, valued independence and nuclear families, lived in villages, practiced Buddhism, few restrictions on women. |  | 22 |
| 7497116388 | Kumsong | Capital of Korea in the Medieval Era modeled after the Chinese capital of Chang'an |  | 23 |
| 7497116389 | Samurai | Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land. |  | 24 |
| 7497116390 | Tribute system | Chinese method of dealing with foreign lands and people's that assumed the subordination of all non-Chinese authorities required the payment of tribute --produce of value from their countries--to the Chinese emperor(although the Chinese gifts given in return were often much more valuable). |  | 25 |
| 7497116391 | Trung Sisters | Leaders of one of the frequent peasant rebellions in Vietnam against Chinese rule, revolt broke out in 39 CE, demonstrates importance of Vietnamese women in indigenous society |  | 26 |
| 7497116392 | Paekche | Koguryo's southern rival. | 27 | |
| 7497116393 | Nara | First Japanese imperial capital |  | 28 |
| 7497116394 | Yi | Korean dynasty that succeeded Koryo dynasty following period of Mongol invasions; established in 1392; ruled Korea to 1910; restored aristocratic dominance and Chinese influence. |  | 29 |
| 7497116395 | Koryo Dynasty | Korean dynasty that ruled from 935 to 1392 |  | 30 |
| 7497116396 | Taira | Powerful Japanese family in 11th and 12th centuries; competed with Minamoto family; defeated after Gempei Wars. |  | 31 |
| 7497116397 | Seppuku | Ritual suicide or disembowelment in Japan; commonly known in West as hara-kiri; demonstrated courage and a means to restore family honor. | 32 | |
| 7497116398 | Heian | Capital city of Japan under the Yamato emperors, later called Kyoto; built in order to escape influence of Buddhist monks; patterned after ancient imperial centers of China; never fully populated |  | 33 |
| 7497116399 | Bushi | "the way of the warrior"; Japanese word for the Samurai life ; Samurai moral code was based on loyalty, chivalry, martial arts, and honor until the death |  | 34 |
| 7497116400 | Taika Reforms | Attempt to remake Japanese monarch into an absolute Chinese-style emperor; included attempts to create professional bureaucracy and peasant conscript army. |  | 35 |
| 7497116402 | Zen Monasteries | Monasteries where monks practiced Zen Buddhism. Provided key points of renewed diplomatic and trade contacts with China. Appealing to warrior elites bc place of arts in an era of strife + destruction. |  | 36 |
| 7497116404 | Yoritomo | first shogun, feudalism becomes the normal political way of life |  | 37 |
| 7497116405 | Tale of Genji | story of Prince Genji and his lovers, written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu at end of 11th century, world's first full novel |  | 38 |
