Korea• Chinese Influences

– Unified with help from Tang China– Adaptations of Chinese Traditions

• Confucianism- principles of government; emphasis on family; restricted role of women

• Civil Service Examinations• Buddhism

Sejong the Great

• Hangul- Korean alphabet invented in 1443.

• Hangul is written in phonetic symbols. It has 10 vowels & 14 consonants.

• Sejong is also credited with many technological advances during his reign.

JapanNever conquered by China

– Kamikaze- divine wind

Korean culture bridge– Selective borrowing from China– Kanji- modified Chinese– Katakana- syllabic, phonetic– Confucian ideals of government– Capital modeled after China’s– Pagoda architecture- curving

tile roofs– Arts- Tang music, dance, &

gardens; tea ceremony

Japanese Feudal Society

Emperor- figurehead, no political power

Shogun-military and political leader of Japan

Daimyo- high ranking samurai lords who provided shogun with warriors

in exchange for land.

Samurai- lower ranking warriors who served their daimyo in exchange

for small manors.

Bushido- “the way of the warrior”

Peasants & Artisans- worked for their lord.

Merchants- like Chinese society, generally held in contempt, considered unproductive