AP World History Chapter 10 East Asia in the Post-Classical Period

The Imperial Age Taika, Nara, and Heian (7th to 9th centuries) Borrowing from China at height

Taika Reforms Copy Chinese style of rule, two officials sent to China during Tang. They returned with information on government. Bureaucracy, Central Government Stronger Opposed by aristocracy, Buddhist monks

Heian Period Capital to Heian (Kyoto) Abandons Taika reforms Aristocracy restored to power During the Heian the Fujiwara clan married their daughters to the heirs to the throne, thus ensuring their authority. The pleasure loving emperors lost control of policy to aristocratic court families. This loss of control led to Japanese Feudalism.

Court Life in the Heian Era Court culture Codes of behavior Aesthetic enjoyment Poetry Women and men take part Lady Murasaki, Tale of Genji

The Decline of Imperial Power Fujiwara family Dominate government Cooperate with Buddhists Elite cult Regional lords (bushi) Fortress bases Semi-independent Samurai Warrior class emerges Martial arts esteemed Special code Family honor Death rather than defeat Seppuku or hari-kiri Peasants lose status, freedom Salvationist Buddhism

The Era of Warrior Dominance By the 11th and 12th centuries Family rivalries dominate Taira, Minamoto The Declining Influence of China 838, Japanese embassies to China stopped Gempei Wars 1185, Minamoto victorious Bakufu, military government Kamakura, capital

The Breakdown of Bakufu Dominance and the Age of the Warlords Yoritomo Minamoto leader Assassinates relatives Death brings succession struggle Hojo family Minamoto, emperor figureheads Ashikaga Takuaji Minamoto 14th century, overthrows Kamakura rule Ashikaga Shogunate established Emperor driven from Kyoto Struggle weakens all authority

Japanese Feudalism: 1467-1477, civil war among Ashikaga factions The Age of Warlords divided Japan into 300 small states each ruled by a different Warlord. The Emperor lost more control to the Shogons.

Toward Barbarism? Military Division and Social Change Warfare becomes more brutal Daimyo support commerce Artistic Solace for a Troubled Age Zen Buddhism Important among elite Point of contact with China

Korea: Between China and Japan Separate, but greatly influenced Ancestors from Siberia, Manchuria By 4th century B.C.E., farming, metalworking

Tang Alliances and the Conquest of Korea 109 B.C.E., Choson kingdom conquered by Han Silla, Paekche Koguryo people Resist Chinese dominance Sinification increases after fall of the Han Buddhism an important vehicle Sinification: The Tributary Link Silla, Koryo dynasties (668-1392) Peak of Chinese influence Silla politically independent

Koryo Collapse, Dynastic Renewal Revolts Caused by labor, tax burdens Weaken Silla, Koryo governments 1231, Mongol invasion Followed by turmoil 1392, Yi dynasty founded Lasts until 1910

The Making of Vietnam, Chinese push south to Red River valley Viets Retain distinctiveness Qin Raid into Vietnam, 220s B.C.E. Commerce increased Viets conquer Red River lords Merge with Mon-Khmer, Tai Culture distinct from China Women generally have higher status Conquest and Sinification Han Expand, Vietnam becomes a tributary from 111 B.C.E., direct control Chinese culture systematically introduced

The Making of Vietnam Roots of Resistance Resistance from aristocracy, peasants Women participate 39 C.E., Revolt of Trung sisters Winning Independence and Continuing Chinese Influences Distance from China helps resistance Independence by 939 until 19th century Le Dynasty (980-1009) Using Chinese-style bureaucracy

Expansion and Division The Making of Vietnam The Vietnamese Drive to the South Indianized Khmer Defeated, Viets expand into Mekong delta region Expansion and Division Hanoi Far from frontiers Cultural divisions develop following intermarriage with Chams, Khmers Nguyen dynasty Capital at Hue, by late 1500s Challenge Trinh in North Rivalry until 18th century

Sui Dynasty Wendi Nobleman Victory over Chen united traditional Chinese Core. Built grain bins for storing grain. Lowered taxes and built massive canals. Leads nomadic leaders to control northern China 589, defeat of Chen kingdom Yangdi Emperor Murdered Father. Established milder legal code Upgraded Confucian education and restored examination system. Extravagant living and building led to social upheaval.

Tang Dynasty Extended boarder to Afghanistan. Continued the re-building of the Great Wall. Re-building of the bureaucracy. Aristocracy weakened Confucian ideology revised Scholar-gentry elite reestablished Bureaucracy Bureau of Censors

Confucianism and Buddhism Confucianism and Buddhism potential rivals Buddhism had been central Mahayana Buddhism popular in era of turmoil Chan (Zen) Buddhism common among elite Early Tang support Buddhism Empress Wu (690-705) Endows monasteries Tried to make Buddhism the state religion 50,000 monasteries by c. 850

The Anti-Buddhist Backlash Confucians in administration Support taxation of Buddhist monasteries Persecution under Emperor Wuzong (841-847) Monasteries destroyed Lands redistributed Confucian emerges the central ideology

Tang Decline 755 CE, Revolts Ineffective leaders Frontier boarders raided Corrupt government officials 907 CE, last Tang emperor resigns

Song Dynasty Song founded in 960 C.E Song unable to defeat northern nomads. Song payed tribute to Liao

Song Politics Settling for Partial Restoration Scholar-gentry patronized Given power over military The Revival of Confucian Thought Libraries established Old texts recovered Neo-confucians Stress on personal morality Zhu Xi Importance of philosophy in everyday life Hostility to foreign ideas Gender, class, age distinctions reinforced

Roots of Decline: Attempts at Reform Khitan independence encourages others Tangut, Tibet Xi Xia Song pay tribute Wang Anshi Confucian scholar, chief minister Reforms Supported agricultural expansion Landlords, scholar-gentry taxed

Southern Song Dynasty Jurchens defeat Liao in the North 1115, found Jin kingdom Invade China Southern Song Dynasty New capital at Hangzhou Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)

Tang and Song Prosperity: The Basis of a Golden Age Canal system Built to accommodate population shift Yangdi's Grand Canal Links North to South Silk routes reopened Greater contact with Buddhist, Islamic regions Sea trade Developed by late Tang, Song Junks Commerce expands Credit Deposit shops Flying money Urban growth Changan Tang capital 2 million

Tang and Song Prosperity: The Basis of a Golden Age Expanding Agrarian Production and Life in the Country New areas cultivated Canals help transport produce Aristocratic estates Divided among peasants Scholar-gentry replace aristocracy Family and Society in the Tang-Song Era Great continuity Marriage brokers Elite women have broader opportunities Empresses Wu, Wei Divorce widely available

The Neo-Confucian Assertion of Male Dominance Neo-Confucians reduce role of women Confinement Men allowed great freedom Men favored in inheritance, divorce Women not educated Foot binding

Glorious Age Conclusion Invention and Artistic Creativity Influence over neighbors Economy stimulated by advances in farming, finance Explosives Used by Song for armaments Compasses, abacus Bi Sheng Printing with moveable type Scholarly Refinement and Artistic Accomplishment Scholar-gentry key Change from Buddhist artists Secular scenes more common Li Bo Poet Nature a common theme in poetry, art