AP WORLD HISTORY Study Guide: Chapter 13 – Spread of Chinese Civilization

Japan: The Imperial Age 1. What was the relationship between Japanese and Chinese culture during the early Post-Classical period? What were some of the initial problems with this relationship?

Crisis at Nara & The Shift to Heian 2. The Taika reforms attempted to revamp traditional Japanese society. Describe some of the problems that arose as a result of those reforms during the following century, AND the effect those problems had on Japan’s young political system.

Ultra-civilized: Court Life in the Heian Era 3. Describe 4 examples of developing Japanese culture during the Heian Era.

4. (Create your own question AND answer on the topic of elite women).

Decline of Imperial Power 5. What was the relationship between Buddhist monastic orders and noble aristocrats?

Rise of the Provincial Warrior Elites 6. Compare life at court (aristocrats) versus life in the provinces (landed elites)

7. Explain the development and rise of the warrior class.

Era of Warrior Dominance 8. (Create your own question AND answer)

Declining Influence of China 9. Describe the new relationship between Japan and China around 800 C.E.

Breakdown of Bakufu Dominance & The Age of the Warlords 10. Explain the reasons (there is more than one) for the decline of central authority in Japan as it neared the end of the Post-Classical period.

Toward Barbarism? Military Division & Social Change 11. What changes to the position of women in society take place during this period of social decline?

Artistic Solace for a Troubled Age 12. How does Buddhism influence Japanese artistic culture during this period of social decline?

Korea: Between China & Japan 13. Compare & contrast (3 each) the China-Korea relationship with the China-Japan relationship.

Tang Alliances & the Conquest of Korea 14. (Create your own question AND answer)

Sinification: The Tributary Link 15. Why did the tribute system appear to be mutually beneficial to both the Chinese and the Koreans? Sinification of Korean Elite Culture 16. (Create your own question AND answer on the topic of religion and culture)

Civilization for the Few 17. Illustrate the hierarchy of Korean society. Briefly explain the difference in daily life between elites and everyone else.

Koryo Collapse, Dynastic Renewal 18. Describe the state of Korea as the Post-Classical period comes to an end.

Between China & Southeast Asia: The Making of Vietnam 19. How does the early relationship between Vietnam and China differ from Japan’s and Korea’s experiences with the Middle Kingdom?

Conquest & Sinification 20. Why were the Vietnamese willing to adopt Chinese culture? What was the impact of sinification on the Vietnamese?

Roots of Resistance 21. (Create your own question AND answer on the topic of women or revolt)

Winning Independence & Continuing Chinese Influence 22. What allows the Vietnamese to gain their independence from China?

23. Despite their independence, what aspects of Vietnamese society remain distinctly Chinese?

The Vietnamese Drive to the South 24. How do the “sinified” Vietnamese deal with their own barbaric neighbors?

Expansion & Division 25. What events in Post-Classical Vietnam set the stage for future conflict with the French (and ultimately the Americans) during the Vietnam War in the 20th century?

Points to Ponder: (you will submit these questions for grading) – 4 pts each

1. Compare and contrast the political development of Japan with that of Korea & Vietnam.

2. Compare and contrast the social development of Japan with that of Korea and Vietnam.

3. Thoroughly compare and contrast Japanese and Western European feudalism.

4. How did the extension of Chinese culture to its satellite civilizations differ from either the Muslim or Indian (not Americas!) civilizations?

5. Compare and contrast the north-south divisions in China, Vietnam, and Korea with the east- west divisions in Europe. (*Hint: Treat China, Vietnam, and Korea as a single grouping…don’t address individual characteristics.)