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   * Shintoism - animistic   * Shintoism - animistic
   * Chinese writing --> provide means for Japan/Korea to document their history etc.   * Chinese writing --> provide means for Japan/Korea to document their history etc.
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 +==== Themes ====
 +  * **Cycles**: Prehistory to consolidation to feudalism (reminds me of 三国演义)
 +  * Governments/people in power want to **preserve** the status quo
 +  * Limited talent pool leads to gradual decline
 +  * Religious **syncretism** has been happening throughout the ages
 +  * Early **literature** describes life of the elite, not the average
  
 ==== Key Periods ==== ==== Key Periods ====
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