HIST 11051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Nanban Trade, Taoism, Shinto
28 Apr 2019
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1000s of korean students went to china where they studied confucianism, natural sciences and the arts. Chinese models of family life and female behavior gradually replaced the more flexible. Borrowed heavily from the chinese: confucianism, daoism, buddhism, administrative techniques, examination system, artistic and literary styles. Maintained political independence while participating in tribute system. Regarded by the chinese as southern barbarians they were ruled by the chinese from. Tang dynasty finally enabled a large rebellion to take root in vietnam and establish a separate state. Chinese based examination system undermined an established aristocracy to provide for social mobility for commoners. Greater role for women in social and economic life. Variation of chinese writing called chu nom. Their extensive borrowing from chinese civilization was completely voluntary. High point 600s-800s ce as the first japanese state began to emerge from small clan based chiefdoms. Set out to create a centralized bureaucratic state.
