Unit 3 – China and Korea, Vietnam, and Japan

1. Unit 3 – China and Korea, Vietnam, and Japan

2. Korean states emerged in 4th – 7th centuries • Maintained political independence • Silla (688–900), • Koryo (918–1392), • Yi (1392–1910) dynasties • Acceptance of much Chinese culture • Korea maintained its Korean culture China and Korea

3. The experience of Vietnam was broadly similar to that of Korea • Vietnam ’s cultural heartland in the Red River valley was part of the Chinese state from 111 B.C.E. to 939 C.E. • Vietnamese rulers adopted the Chinese approach to government • Much of distinctive Vietnamese culture remained in place Vietnam and China

4. Geography • Japan was never invaded or conquered by China • Main period of cultural borrowing was seventh–ninth centuries C.E., • Elements of Chinese culture took root in Japan • borrowings were selective Japan and China

5. Religious distinctiveness • Distinctive literary and artistic culture Japan and China Takeda Shingen by UtagawKuniyoshi

6. Spillovers: China’s Impact on Eurasia • China’s technological innovations spread beyond its borders • Chinese prosperity stimulated commercial life all over Eurasia China and the Eurasian World Economy

7. On the receiving end: China as Economic Beneficiary • China learned cotton and sugar cultivation and processing from India • China was transformed around 1000 by introduction of new rice strains from Vietnam • Growing participation in Indian Ocean trade China and the Eurasian World Economy

8. Making Buddhism Chinese • Buddhism took root 300-800 CE • Sui and early Tang dynasties gave state support to Buddhism China and Buddhism Chinese Gold painting of Cundi Chinese Buddhist depiction of Sakyamuni Buddha

9. Losing State Support: The Crisis of Chinese Buddhism • Growth of Chinese Buddhism provoked resistance and criticism • An Lushan rebellion (755–763), China and Buddhism