East and Southeast Asia Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes about the development of kingdoms in East and Southeast Asia, focusing on cultural influences and key events.

Koryo

Kingdom on the Korean Peninsula, established in the 900s, from which present-day Korea takes its name.

Celadon

Ceramic pottery with a thin blue or green glaze perfected in Korea.

Khmer Empire

Empire that began in the 500s and had gained control of much of mainland Southeast Asia by the 800s.

Angkor Wat

Temple complex built on the Indochinese Peninsula in the 1100s, the world’s largest religious structure.

Dai Viet

Independent kingdom established by the Vietnamese after they drove the Chinese from the Indochinese Peninsula in the 900s.

Supremacy

Condition or quality of being the highest in excellence or achievement.

Indochinese Peninsula

One of two peninsulas on which mainland Southeast Asia lies; located south of China.

Hinduism

Modern name of the major religion of India, which developed from Brahmanism.

Silla Kingdom

One of the three kingdoms that formed in Korea that conquered the other two and united Korea for the first time.

Han Chinese

Invaded northern Korea in 108 B.C.

Yalu and Tumen Rivers

Rivers separating Korea from China.

Choson Dynasty

Dynasty established by the Yi family in 1392 that ruled Korea for more than 500 years.

Seoul

New capital city chosen by Choson rulers, located on the Han River.

Khmer

People from the north who moved into the area of Cambodia and set up several small kingdoms.

Funan

Kingdom setup around A.D. 100 in southern Cambodia whose people were seafaring and had trade relations with China.

Hangul

Korean writing system of 24 letters combined in syllable blocks to form words.

Quoc-ngu

Vietnamese writing system based on the Western alphabet, introduced in the 1600s.

Viets

People who lived just south of China in what is now Vietnam.

Nam Viet

Kingdom of the Viets, conquered by the Chinese in 111 B.C.

Trung Trac

Noblewoman who led a rebellion against China's rule in A.D. 40.

Trung Nhi

Sister of Trung Trac who joined her in leading a rebellion against China's rule.

Tran Hung Dao

Brilliant leader who helped the Vietnamese thwart attacks by the Mongols.

Ming Dynasty

Chinese Dynasty that invaded and defeated Dai Viet in 1407.

Buddhism

Belief system adopted first by the nobles of Korea and later by the common people.

Confucianism

Belief that the Chinese forced the Vietnamese to follow.

Daoism

Belief that the Chinese forced the Vietnamese to follow.

Koreans

Adapted Chinese artistic styles, including a method for making pottery.

Haein-sa Temple

Temple that is home to the Tripitaka Koreana.

Tripitaka Koreana

A collection of more than 81,000 wooden printing blocks dating from the mid-1200s that provide the world’s most complete collection of Buddhist texts.

Angkor

Khmer ruler began to build a new capital here.