2. VIETNAM
Invaded and occupied by Han
Fiercely resisted Tangs, but succumbed
Rebelled sporadically
Under Chinese control
Absorbed Chinese culture and technology
Adopted Chinese agricultural methods and irrigation
systems
Studied Confucian texts
Mimicked Chinese administration
Traded with Chinese
Resented Chinese dominance, when Tang fell, they
won their independence
3. CHINESE IMPACT ON VIETNAM
Vietnamese model the Chinese administrative
system and bureaucracy
Buddhism enters Vietnam (from both India and
China)
4. JAPAN
Isolated
Develop separate language from Chinese
Shintoism – animistic religion, emphasizes
nature and spirits
Interaction with China?
Tang never conquer them, but trade exists and
Japanese emissaries visit China
One of the Japanese clans actually models their court off of
the Tang’s
Mid 8th century Confucianism and Buddhism are
established in Japan
5. Early capitals at Nara and Kyoto
Fujiwara family – controlled power and
protected the emperor
Emperor belonged to a family who was believed
to have ruled Japan since the beginning of time
Evenin turmoil, royal families/parties/factions are
thrown out, but the imperial house survived
6. HEIAN ERA
794 – 1185
Fujiwara family, power behind the throne at the
time
Really liked Confucian learning and Chinese
classics, painting, poetry, interior decoration, etc
The Tale of Genji – written by a
noblewoman!, Murasaki Shikibu
Provides insight to the lives of the nobility
Told by a lady-in-waiting
Education of women wasn’t encouraged, but the
Fijuwara court prided itself on the sophistication of
this piece, especially as it was written by a womana
7. GOVERNMENT
Fujiwara liked cultural pursuits
Entrusted local gov’t issues and taxes to their
warriors
Problem? Yes.
2 warrior families – Taira and Minamoto struggle
Minamoto emerges 1185
Leader of Minamoto clan appoints a clan leader,
the shogun
Shogun – military governor who rules in place of
the emperor (near Tokyo, emperor still in Kyoto)
Minamoto dominate for the next 400 yrs
8. JAPANESE FEUDALISM
Bakufu (“tent”) – military gov’t, established by
the Minamoto, lasts til 16th cent.
Feudal system develops
Regional lords wield power and authority,
compete against each other for power
Samurai – professional warriors
Bushido – “the way of the warrior” (code of
conduct)
9. JAPANESE VERSUS EUROPEAN
FEUDALISM
Western Europe has more written contracts,
everything was negotiated, benefits outlined,
loyalties, etc
Japanese rely on group and individual loyalties,
agreed on by honor
Samurai granted land from the lords, but didn’t
own it
Knights receive land, and could even become
lords later in life
In Japanese culture, the social division remains clear
10. KOREA
Early civilization 2333 BCE
Han had a colony in Korea
108 BCE – 313 CE
Three Kingdom Period
Koguryo 37 BCE
Paekche 18 BCE
Silla 57 BCE
Unified Silla Dynasty 668 - 935
Koryo Dynasty 918-1392
Chosun (Yi) Dynasty 1392-1910
11. Buddhism enters Korea around 372 CE
Confucian school is founded in Koguryo
7th century, Tang armies conquer much of the peninsula
(Silla preserve their capital)
Compromise: Chinese forces withdraw from Korea if the
Silla king recognizes the Tang emperor as his overlord
(become a tributary state)
Kingdom of Silla unifies by 668 CE (with Chinese help) by
overcoming the Paekche, then the Koguryo
12. Regularly deliver gifts
to Chinese emperors
Still have a great deal
of independence
Opens the door for
Korean merchants to
trade in China
Silk Road runs all the
way to Kyongju, the
Silla capital
13. THE SILLA KINGDOM
Celadon
Korean woodblocks
Tripitaka Koreana
1087
1232
1398 - Haeinsa
Chikchi – 13th c.
moveable type
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16. SILK ROAD INTERACTION
Cultural diffusion
All the way to Korea giveaways
Cultural diffusion Lapis lazuli
evidence? Glass
btw… last stop Tin
Kyongju
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22. THE CHOSON KINGDOM
1392-1912
Yi Clan of Chonju
“Land of Morning
Calm”
King Sejong (1418-
1450)
Creates hangul for the
common man
Encourages scientific
research