Japan,+Korea,+and+Vietnam

Japan Japan espirit chart Summary of pg 287 "Comparing Feudalisms"
 * E || * Major cash crop was rice.
 * A large fishing industry
 * Manufacture of silk, pottery, and paintings
 * soybeans
 * Peasants were also taxed in rice, and taxes reached up to 50-60% of the farmer's ||
 * S || * Japan was moving towards a feudal social class much like western Europe
 * Men and women of aristocratic classes followed strict codes of behavior and were always polite, under the constant scrutiny from their peers.
 * Heian members of the imperial household and family; lived in fancy complex palaces and gardens.
 * the samurai worries dominated in the social class
 * were highly respected and artisans and farmers had to bow down to them
 * Samurai’s lived in castles
 * Peasants were separated from the warriors elite
 * A warrior code developed ( seppuku), that stated family honor and death rather than retreat or defeat
 * Daimyos were warlords of the 300 little kingdoms
 * Women roles differed from their classes
 * The wives and daughters of warrior elite knew how to use a bow an arrow and joined in the hunt
 * The women in merchant and artisian class were independent and often helped in the business management
 * The women of elite didn’t recive and land nor income
 * They had to please their warrior husbands every need
 * They were to slay themselves instead of dishonoring their families (rape..ect) ||
 * P || * In 646 the emperor and his advisors introduced the taika reforms.
 * They were ment to reamp the imperial administrations along Chinese lines.
 * Fundamentally they tried to transform the Japanese monarchy into a Chinese-style emperor.
 * The Emperor abandoned the reforms and passed the power of the aristocrats.
 * I || * The gempei wars went on for five years and was in the heart of Honshu.
 * their art, literature, and philosophy was influenced by china. ||
 * R || * Buddhism became popular and it appealed to the peasants as a salvation escape.
 * Buddhist shrines and images became famous for pilgrimage and obljects of veneration ||
 * I || * Japanese people liked their homes to have sliding panels, matted floors, and wooden walk ways, fish ponds, artificial lakes, and fine gardens.
 * Writing verse was very valuable art in that time
 * Poems written on painted fans, scented paper, or sent down the streams in little boats.
 * They simplified Chinese scripture to be more compatible for them to speak.
 * famous: Lady Mariachi’s: the tale of Genji ||
 * T || * great stone castles became routine
 * <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">tax collection, regular public works projects, irrigation projects, etc...
 * <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">New tools and crops (soybeans) ||
 * <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">New tools and crops (soybeans) ||

The feudal systems which came up in the West and in Japan were developed by the use of political. The aristocratic lords were most important of those who controlled the mass of peasants. In both societies, feudalism involved high values of military. Together they had to fight in internal warfare because of disloyalty. On the other hand, it left Japan with serious problems in maintaining order in the Samurai class. However, Western feudalism was far stricter than Japanese feudalism, most of the agreements were in writing and the Japanese based theirs on loyalty and honor. The western reliance on the government is seen through Parliament, while in Japan, the government shows an ideological emphasis of working together.

· Women loose power and influence · Trade · Chinese architecture · Chinese written language · Attempted bureaucracy || · Their feudal system was unique · No social mobility · Different poetry and literature · The aristocratic elite rose to power · Warrior elite class and ruling elite class · Manorial system || · Paid tribute to Chinese · Spread Buddhism · Trade with china · Under Chinese order Vietnamese had to go to Chinese style schools · Wrote in Chinese script || ·  Descended from the hunting and herding peoples of eastern Siberia, and Manchuria rather than Mongolian and Turkic speaking tribes to the west. · Improved Chinese ceramic work · Unique way of dress, cuisine, and class system · Improve the Chinese printing · Own racial distinctiveness · Their social class was composed of aristocrats and the rest of the people || · Bureaucracy · Went to Chinese schools · Chinese cropping techniques and irrigation techniques · Political and military values ||  ·  Spoke different language · Women were more free in family and society · They dressed differently, skirts rather than pants. · Art, literature, and poetry · ||
 * || Borrowed from China || Unique ||
 * Japan || · Syncretism of Buddhist deities and Japanese ancient Kamis
 * Korea || · ** Chosen ** was the oldest Korean kingdom that was conquered by the Han emperor Wudi.
 * Vietnam || ·  Buddhism