Japan,+Korea+and+Vietnam

You must include main ideas and details in each category Civilization/Nation/Group: Japan Time Period Comparing Feudalism: The existence of feudalism is because societies only created weak governments and had lacked the resources, and also shared bureaucratic experience and political values. Kings in Africa and compromised with regional leaders and locals mostly, where in Russia they only had partial control over powerful landlords. Kings have to make alliances with regional leaders through things like negotiation and marriage alliances. The medieval west and Japan had feudal systems, and the lords had the most control over the peasants. In Japan and Western Europe the feudalism involved the military. The samurai class was difficult to control due to feudalism. Tom make war was what the warriors in the west believed however that wasn’t just the case. There were issues that still existed even though the feudal era had ended; it was between elite groups, about political activities. Feudalism in Japan depended on individual and group loyalty where as the west focused on contractual ideas. If feudalism had persisted it wouldn’t be positive because the feudal system has its flaws like any other system and will eventually break. Feudalism did help in the success of Japan and the west in economic areas, because the system of feudalism helped unify people in the society like in Japan bonds made between people, lords, and kings. As their group expanded they are able to get more money.
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 * E || * Fought other sects, and thieves to protect their own land.
 * Farmers were suffering during the **Gempei Wars** for five years because their farmland was destroyed.
 * Silks, paper dye, and vegetable oil were being made contributed to their income. ||
 * S || * **Taika Reforms** was occurring Japan borrowing from Chinese.
 * Women did court men.
 * Women that were high-born humiliated suitors in front of their maids.
 * Women became involved in power struggles and palace intrigues.
 * The **Bushi** were the warrior leaders that watched over the law, and collected revenue mostly for themselves, and to watch over projects that were open to the public.
 * The **samurais** were loyal to the local lords, were the army.
 * Peasants eventually downgraded to serfs. ||
 * P || * The reform also included adapting China’s bureaucracy into Japan.
 * The **Fujiwara** had power due to the fact that marriages were made, marrying daughters into the imperial families.
 * Local lords were always in their fortresses to fend off any attacks that might occur.
 * **Seppuku** was done if they had lost in battle, the warriors to gain back honor.
 * The Minamoto had created a **bakufu**, or military government.
 * The Hojo had ruled after the death of Yoritomo and their family lost power.
 * In the 14th century the Ashikaga Takuji, part of the Minamoto had revolted and built the Ashikaga Shogunate.
 * **Daimyos** had ruled Japan after when it was divided into 300 little kingdoms. ||
 * I || * The two families of **Taira** and **Minamoto** were having power struggles, both proved to be superior
 * Taira wins when they had the support of the emperors, however when fighting in open warfare the Minamoto’s proved to be superior with their forces.
 * Yoritomo the leader of the Minamoto family was paranoid, he thought that his own family members would overthrow him therefore he had killed or exiled them. ||
 * R || * Buddhist was prohibited from establishing new monasteries around the new capital.
 * Buddhism was among the Japanese.
 * The pure lands had promised whoever lived an upright life on earth was offered bliss in heaven.
 * To make things easier to understand the dancing monk Kuya, was being used, to make it more attractive also to the aristocrats and the peasants.
 * The peasants and aristocrats of Japan began to make their own religion with Buddhism.
 * I || * Written script simplified when they had borrowed it from China.
 * **The Tale of Genji** was the first book in any language and written by Lady Murasakis. ||
 * T || * Armor got heavier, swords got forged better.
 * Stone and wood castle replaced mud.
 * Silks, paper dye, and vegetable oil were being made. ||
 * Silks, paper dye, and vegetable oil were being made. ||

Japan had borrowed Confucianism from China. They also borrowed Buddhism and eventually had developed their own religion.Japan was also had a fuedal system that helped them developed. They had the samurai class that they were not able to control eventually after the fuedal era had ended. Korea had borrowed the bureacractic system that China had. Government jobs of the bureacracy was based on connection not ability. There was an express for cuisine, culture and social classes. Vietnam had also borrowed the bureacractic system from China. They also borrowed Chinese style palaces. There was six main ministries just like the Chinese had. The vietnamese had traded ivory, peacock feathers, tortoise shells, pearls, aromatic woods, and other exotic products drawn form nature for Chinese silks. They also had extended families. They were also influenced by the French and the Roman Catholics.