Japan,Korea+and+Vietnam

ESPIRIT Chart JAPAN =E = =Chinese influence on Japan peaked in the 7th and 8th centuries as Japanese rulers sought to build a Chinese-style bureaucracy and society. Overtime the isolated court centers at Nara and later Heian lost political control to powerful aritstocratic families and local warlords.= =S = =Archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan begins with brief appearances in Chinese History texts from the 1st century AD. Influence from the outside world followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japans history= =P = =From the 12th century onward, Japanese history was increasingly dominated by civil wars between shifting factions of the court aristocracy and local landlors, which ended only with the rise of the Tokugawa warlord family in the early 1600s. Chinese influence declined steadily in this era, but despite strife and social dislocation, the arts and literature flourished in Japan. = =I = =Japanese culture has evolved greatly over the years, from the country's original Jōmon arts to its contemporary culture, which combines influences from Asia, Europe and North America.= =R = =The highest estimates suggest that 84–96 percent of the Japanese population are Buddhists or Shintosis, including a large number of believers in a syncretism of both religions.= =I = Japan's feudal era was characterized by the emergence of a ruling class of warriors, the samuri. =T = =About 70 to 80 percent of Japan is forested, mountainous, and unsuitable for agricultural, industrial, or residential use.This is because of the generally steep elevations, climate and risk of landslides caused by earthquakes, soft ground and heavy rain. As a result, the habitable zones, mainly located in coastal areas, have extremely high population densities.=

=KOREA= CHINESE INFLUENCE besides themselves studied at buddisht monasteries BY THEMSELVES
 * the korean used metal work for the chinese
 * Kogureyo monarch imposed a unified law code after that of han china
 * korean youth studied confucian classics and teachers wrtoe histories of china
 * adopted culture of china called synification
 * purchased chinese clothes and works of art to fill their libraries
 * the tribute system became the major trade between china and their neighbors
 * favored buddhism over confucianism which influenced korea cultural creativity
 * art was based on buddhist influence
 * adopted the chinees technigues of manufacturing and made better bowls and vases than the chinese