| A | B |
| Comparing the tribute system with International | law: similarities |
| Just as international law is accepted by the community of nations | the tribute system was accepted |
| International law originated in Europe and then extended | The tribute system originated in China and represented extension and application of China's domestic order to the outside world |
| Defining Suzerain | It refers to a nation that controls another nation in international relations but allows its domestic sovereignty |
| Japanese Invasion of Korea 1592-1598 | The Korean succeeded in driving the Japanese out of Korea |
| Tributary states of China | Japan stopped during the 16th century |
| Korea, Vietnam, | Thialand, and Napal |
| Tribute missions gather at the | Hall of Supreme harmony |
| Prescribed prostration | You touch the floor with your forehead several times in front of an emperor (Also known as keton (kowtow) |
| Statistics on European missions | Out of a total of 17 European and Russian missions, all but one yielded to Chinese demand and performed keton or prescribed prostration to the Qing emperor |
| China was the | dominant power |
| The expansion of Europe | led to conflict |