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PD: Jap, Kor, Viet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were some commonalities in the spread of Chinese culture? | Buddhism; China acted like a filter |
| Why didn't the Taika reforms work? | Aristocrats and Buddhists |
| In early Japan, how did Buddhists/Buddhism dominate? | They were very demanding; influenced Heian |
| How did Japan try to emulate China? | Bureaucracy; Chinese writing; Confucian ideals; conscript peasant military; Buddhism |
| What was the social life of Japan like? | Women originally had independence but then lost time; social conventions were important in early Japan |
| How did imperial power decline? | Aristocratic families became more powerful; married members to royal family; packed upper administration with members' used wealth and influence to build power |
| How did the warrior elite rise up? | Bushi created small villages; administered law, did projects, collected revenue; hired samurai to serve them |
| What was the religious situation in Japan like? | Buddhism dominated; peasants tended to believe the Pure Land sect while bushi/higher up people believed in Chan/Zen Buddhism |
| How did the influence of China diminish with the rise of warrior elites? | Scholar gentry and bureaucracy didn't emerge; Buddhism became unique; visits to China were discontinued |
| Describe the Minamoto clan. | They were reliant on their military; established military government; started feudal age |
| What happened with the Ashikaga conflict? | Takuaji overthrew the Kamakura regime of Minamoto and established a new shogunate; emperor didn't support this, so he fled; there was much conflict and strife; full scale civil war developed |
| Compare Japanese feudalism with European feudalism. | In both, there was a set of political values that embraced participants; aristocratic lords were very important; ties and obligations were strong; there were honor codes; highly militaristic; J couldn't control samurai while warrior ethic was major in W. |
| Describe the decline of the Japanese military. | Chivalrous qualities deteriorated; sneakiness and strategy was important |
| What was the economy of Japan like? | There was much economic growth during the feudal age; Daimyos introduced new economic ways; Japan traded, mostly with China; Cottage industry produced highly marketable items |
| Describe the arts of Japan. | Revolved around Chinese and Buddhist styles; Tale of Genji; short poems on nature; monochromatic art; architecture and rock gardens |
| Describe the conflict of the Korean states. | Three independent splinter kingdoms vied for power; China allied with one to defeat the other |
| How did the tribute system benefit countries in both ways? | China got lavish gifts and superiority; "giving countries" found latest fashions, arts, goods, etc; scholars learned from China |
| Describe the Sinification of Korea. | Aristocrats studied at China; Buddhism spread, temples were built; pottery developed |
| How was the social structure of Korea like? | Aristocrats were the most powerful by far; there was rarely any intermarrying; luxuries imported were for aristocrats; slaves mined for copper; artisans and merchants/traders were low and worked for aristocracy |
| How was Vietnam different from the other countries? | Had a distinct culture before conquering; conquered outright by Chinese; more resistance to Sinification |
| How was Sinification in Vietnam like? | Education systems became similar; Chinese schools and learning; CSEs; agriculture; political and military styles; extended family model |
| How did Vietnam win independence from China? | Peasants called for revolts; Vietnamese women didn't want Confucianism |
| Describe the political system of Vietnam. | A small scale bureaucracy was in place; CSEs were still there; scholar gentry had less power because lords listened to peasants for local/common interests; Buddhists also had power |
| What was the Vietnamese expansion like? | Vietnamese used powerful military to conquer neighbors; moved south and expanded |
| What were the effects of Vietnamese expansion | South and North Vietnam developed differences; Nguyen (South) vs Trinh (north) clashed |