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| 123060161 | Taika reforms | attempt to remake Japanese monarch into an absolute Chinese-style emperor; included attempts to create professional bureaucracy and peasant conscript army. | 0 | |
| 123060163 | Tale of Genji | written by Lady Murasaki; first novel in any language; relates life history of prominent and amorous son of Japanese emperor; evidence for mannered style of Japanese society. | 1 | |
| 123060165 | samurai | mounted troops of Japanese warrior leaders (bushi); loyal to local lords, not the emperor. | 2 | |
| 123060167 | bakufu | military government established by the Minamoto following the Gempei Wars; centered at Kamakura; retained emperor, but real powere resided in military government and samurai. | 3 | |
| 123060169 | Hojo | Warrior family closely allied with Minamoto; dominated Kamakura regime and manipulated Minamoto rulers who claimed to rule in name of Japanese emperor at Kyoto. | 4 | |
| 123060171 | Kamakura Shogunate | was a military dictatorship in Japan headed by the shoguns from 1185 to 1333 based in Kamakura. | 5 | |
| 123060173 | Koguryo | Tribal people of northern Korea; established an independent kingdom in the northern half of the peninsula in 37 B.C.E.; adopted cultural Sinification. | 6 | |
| 123060175 | Paekche | Independent Korean kingdom in southeastern part of peninsula; defeated by rival Silla kingdom and its Chinese Tang allies in 7th century. | 7 | |
| 123060177 | Khmers | Indianized rivals of the Vietnamese; moved into Mekong river delta region at time of Vietnamese drive to the south. | 8 | |
| 123060179 | Le Dynasty | was the longest-ruling dynasty of Vietnam, from 1428 to 1788. | 9 | |
| 123060181 | Keian | Japanese city later called Kyoto; built to escape influence of Buddhist monks. | 10 | |
| 123060183 | Fujiwara | Japanese aristocratic family in mid-9th century; exercised exceptional influence over imperial affairs; aided in decline of imperial power. | 11 | |
| 123060185 | seppuku | Japanese aristocratic family in mid-9th century; exercised exceptional influence over imperial affairs; aided in decline of imperial power. | 12 | |
| 123060187 | shoguns | military leaders of the bakufu (military governments in Japan). | 13 | |
| 123060189 | Ashikaga Shogunate | replaced the Kamakura regime in Japan; ruled from 1336 to 1573; destroyed rival Yoshino center of imperial authority. | 14 | |
| 123060191 | Onin War | was a civil war that lasted 10 years (1467-1477) during the Muromachi period in Japan. A dispute between Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Sōzen escalated into a nationwide war involving the Ashikaga shogunate and a number of daimyo in many regions of Japan. | 15 | |
| 123060193 | sinification | extensive adaption of Chinese culture in other regions; typical of Korea and Japan, less typical of Vietnam. | 16 | |
| 123060195 | Yi Dynasty | Korean dynasty that succeeded Koryo dynasty following period of Mongol invasions; established in 1392; ruled Korea to 1910; restored aristocratic dominance and Chinese influence. | 17 | |
| 123060197 | Chams | Indianized rivals of the Vietnamese; driven into the highlands by the successful Vietnamese drive to the south. | 18 | |
| 123060199 | Trinh | Dynasty that ruled in north Vietnam at Hanoi, 1533 to 1772; rivals of Nguyen family in south. | 19 | |
| 123060201 | Nara Period | history of Japan that covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for 5 years (740-745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kammu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyō, in 784 before moving to Heian-kyō, or Kyoto, a decade later in 794. | 20 | |
| 123060203 | bushi (bushido) | regional warrior leaders in Japan; ruled small kingdoms from fortresses; administered the law, supervised public works projects, and collected revenues; built up private armies. | 21 | |
| 123060205 | Gempei Wars | waged for five years from 1180, on Honshu between Taira and Minamoto families; resulted in destruction of Taira. | 22 | |
| 123060207 | Minamoto | defeated the rival Taira family in Gempei wars and established military government (bakufu) in 12-century Japan. | 23 | |
| 123060209 | Choson | Earliest Korean kingdom; conquered by Han emperor in 109 B.C.E. | 24 | |
| 123060211 | daimyos | warlord rulers of 300 small states following civil war and disruption of Ashikaga Shogunate; holdings consolidated into unified and bounded mini states. | 25 | |
| 123060212 | Silla | independent Korean kingdoms in southeastern part of peninsula; defeated Koguryo along with their Chinese Tang allies; submitted as a vassal of the Tang emperor and agreed to tribute payment ; ruled united Korea by 688. | 26 | |
| 123060214 | Taira | powerful Japanese family in 11th and 12th centuries; competed with Minamoto family; defeated after Gempei Wars. | 27 | |
| 123060216 | Ashikaga Takuaji | member of the Minamoto family; overthrew the Kamakura regime and established the Ashikaga Shogunate from 1336-1573; drove emperor from Kyoto to Yoshino. | 28 | |
| 123060217 | Trung Sisters | leaders of one of the frequent peasant rebellions in Vietnam against Chinese rule; revolt broke out in 39 C.E.; demonstrates importance of Vietnamese women in indigenous society. | 29 | |
| 123060219 | Nguyen Dynasty | 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. | 30 | |
| 123060221 | tribute states | 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. | 31 | |
| 123060223 | kami | nature spirits of Japan. | 32 | |
| 123060225 | gatekeepers | scholar gentry elite | 33 |
