1. Today, make a difference. Make a difference in your own life
Today, make a difference. Make a difference in your own life. Make a difference in someone’s life. Make a difference in the world. Today, just make a difference.

2. Agenda Warm Up Japan, Korea, and Vietnam 4. Primary Document, Korea
5. Study Guide Workin
HW: Read Ch. 9- Reading Quiz Fri 11/17 (A Day)
Mon 11/20 (B Day)

3. Warm Up
What are the two sides of the Buddhist split? What are the differences between the two sides?

4. Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

5. Rise of Japan
Under Shotoku Taishi, the Japanese move towards a Civilization closer to Chinese model.
After his death in 622, Taika Reforms begin, moving away from a centralized government.
The Heian Period decentralizes the government and Japan becomes an Aristocratic farming society with samurai as protection.
- We don’t necessarily “call” it feudalism, but it kinda is…

6. Korea Very Chinese in appearance early in history.
Separated into 3 kingdoms-bitter rivals early, later unified by the Koryo Dynasty
Civil service exam adopted in 958, only aristocratic families.
Buddhist themes originally dominate in art and sculpture; however, Confucianism themes dominate in the late period.
Korea

7. Vietnam removes Chinese influence with the collapse of the Tang Dynasty.
Chinese do not have influence until the Ming Dynasty.
Unlike China, ruler is seen as defender of Vietnamese Independence.
Upper Class tended to follow Confucian ideals, while others preferred Daoist ideals.
Vietnam

8. The Mongol’s Influence?
Korea
Period of great suffering and forced labor
Japan
Tried to go over, but the ships sank in a Typhoon
Vietnam
Mongols didn’t make it that far. Supply lines wouldn’t reach.