Chapter 13 Voc.
Chapter 13 The Spread of Chinese Civilization: Japan, Korea, and Vietnam Introduction Neighbors of China borrow from Chinese achievements Influenced North/West nomadic neighbors Also influenced agrarian Japan, Korea, Vietnam Buddhism played key role in transmission Indian ideas filtered through Chinese society/culture Japan: The Imperial Age Introduction Overview 7th and 8th century attempt to borrow from China army, bureaucracy, etiquette, art But?emperor?s sheltered 1. provincial leaders/warlords took over c. Plunged into civil wars from 12th to 17th century 2. Taika Reforms ? copying Chinese administration a. Chinese characters/language adoption b. wrote history in dynastic terms c. court etiquette d. struggled to master Confucian ways e. worshipped Chinese style temples