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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/ | ||
+ | * 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 ==== |