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| 98314792 | Taika reforms | Attempt to remake Japanese monarch into an absolute Chinese-style emperor; included attempts to create professional bureaucracy and peasant conscript army. | 0 | |
| 98314793 | Heian | Japanese city later called Kyoto; built to escape influence of Buddhist monks | 1 | |
| 98314794 | Tale of genji | Written by Lady Murasaki; first novel in any language; evidence for mannered style of Japanese society | 2 | |
| 98314795 | Fujiwara | Mid-9th-century Japanese aristocratic family; exercised exceptional influence over imperial affairs; aided in decline of imperial power. | 3 | |
| 98314796 | bushi | regional warrior leaders in Japan; ruled small kingdoms from fortresses; administered the law, supervised public works projects, and collected revenues; built up private armies | 4 | |
| 98314797 | samurai | Mounted troops of Japanese warrior leaders (bushi); loyal to local lords, not the emperor | 5 | |
| 98314798 | seppuku | Ritual suicide or disembowelment in Japan; commonly known in West as hara-kiri; demonstrated courage and a means to restore family honor. | 6 | |
| 98314799 | Gumpei wars | wages for 5 years from 1180 on Honshu between the Taira and Minamoto families; ended in destruction of Taira. | 7 | |
| 98314800 | bakufu | Military government established by the Minamoto following the Gempei Wars; centered at Kamakura; retained emperor, but real power resided in military government and samurai | 8 | |
| 98314801 | shogun | military leaders of the bakufu | 9 | |
| 98314802 | Hojo | a warrior family closely allied with the Minamoto; dominated Kamakura regime and manipulated Minamoto rulers; ruled in name of emperor | 10 | |
| 98314803 | Onin wars | War between rival heirs of Ashikaga Shogunate; fought between 1467 and 1477; led to warfare between rival headquarters and Kyoto and destruction of old capital | 11 | |
| 98314804 | daimyo | Warlord rulers of small states following Onin War and disruption of Ashikaga Shogunate; holdings consolidated into unified and bounded ministates. | 12 | |
| 98314805 | Choson | earliest Korean Kingdom; conquered by han emperor in 109 BCE | 13 | |
| 98314806 | Koguryo | tribal people of northern Korea; established an independent kingdom in the northern half of the peninsula; adopted cultural Sinification | 14 | |
| 98314807 | Sinification | Extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions | 15 | |
| 98314808 | Silla | Korean kingdom in the Southeast; became a vassal of the Tang and paid tribute; ruled Korea from 668 | 16 | |
| 98314809 | Yi | Korean dynasty (1392-1910); succeeded Koryo dynasty after Mongol invasions; restored aristocratic dominance and Chinese influence | 17 | |
| 98314810 | Trung Sisters | Leaders of a rebellions in Vietnam against Chinese rule in 39 c.e.; demonstrates importance of women in Vietnamese society. | 18 | |
| 98314811 | Khmers and Chams | Indianized Vietnamese peoples defeated by Northern government at Hanoi. | 19 | |
| 98314812 | Nguyen | Southern Vietnamese dynasty with capital at Hue that challenged northern Trinh dynasty with center at Hanoi | 20 |
