WHAP Chapter 13 Flashcards

246821687	Taika Reforms	attempt to remake Japanese monarch into an absolute Chinese-style emperor; included attempts to create professional bureaucracy and peasant conscript army	0
246821688	The Tale of Genji	written by Lady Murasaki; first novel in any language	1
246821689	Fujiwara	Japanese aristocratic family in mid- 9th century; exercised exceptional influence over imperial affairs; aided in decline of imperial power	2
246821690	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	3
246821691	samurai	mounted troops of Japanese warrior leaders; loyal to local lords, not the emperor	4
246821692	sepukku	ritual suicide in Japan; commonly known in West as hari-kari	5
246821693	Taira	powerful Japanese family in the 11th and 12th centuries; defeated after Gempei Wars	6
246821694	Minamoto	defeated the rival Taira family in Gempei Wars and established military government in 12th century Japan	7
246821695	Gempei Wars	waged for five years from 1180, on Honshu between Taira and Minamoto families, resulted in destruction of Taira	8
246821696	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	9
246821697	shoguns	military leaders of the bakufu	10
246821698	Hojo	warrier family closely allied with Minamoto; dominated Kamakura regime and manipulated Minamoto rulers who claimed to rule in name of Japanese emperor at Kyoto	11
246821699	Ashikaga Takuaji	member of the Minamoto family, overthrew the Kamakura regime and established the Ashikaga Shogunate from 1336-1573; destroyed rival Yoshino center of imperial authority	12
246821700	Ashikaga Shogunate	replaced the Kamakura regime in Japan; ruled from 1336-1573; destroyed rival Yoshino center of imperial authority	13
246821701	daimyos	warlord rulers of 300 small states following the civil war and disruption of Ashikaga Shogunate; holdings consolidated into unified and bounded mini-states	14
246821702	Koguryo	tribal people of northern Korea; established an independent kingdom in the northern half of the peninsula in 37 BC	15
246821703	Silla	independent Korean kingdom in the southeastern part on peninsula; defeated the Koguryo along with Chinese Tang allies	16
246821704	Paekche	independent Korean kingdom in southeastern part of peninsula; defeated by rival Silla and Tang allies	17
246821705	Sinification	extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions; typical of Korea and Japan, less typical of Vietnam	18
246821706	Yi	Korean dynasty that succeeded Koryo dynasty following period of Mongol invasions; established in 1392	19
246821707	Khmers	indianized rivals of the Vietnamese; moved into Mekong River delta region at time of Vietnamese drive to the South	20
246821708	Trung sisters	leaders of one of the frequent peasant rebellions in Vietnam against Chinese rule; revolt broke out in 39	21
246821709	Chams	indinanized rivals of the Vietnamese; driven into the highlands by the successful Vietnamese drive to the south	22
246821710	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	23
246821711	Trinh	dynasty that ruled in north Vietnam at Hanoi, 1533-1772; rivals of Nguyen family in south	24