Vietnam

 -  Chinese armies had been in Korea and Vietnam as early as the Han Dynasty  -  Tang Dynasty was the cause of cultural exchange  -  The Viet people were less willing to accept vessel states to China or the appearance of a tribute relationship  -  Confucian education was accepted  -  Active trade relationships were established between China and Vietnam  -  Local traditions were maintained  -  Active revolts against the Tang Dynasty continue  -  Admired the technological advancements and political ideas of China <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> -  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Controlled land of the Red River valley <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> -  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Had different spoken languages <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> -  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Lived in villages rather than est. large urban areas <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> -  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Society based on nuclear family <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> -  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Women had more privileges <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> -  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Buddhism gained more popularity in Vietnam than in China <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> -  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Han conquered them in 111B.C.E. and under their rule the Viet adopted Chinese agricultural and irrigation techniques, veneration of ancestors, and extended family structure <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> -  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">After Tang Dynasty fell, in 939 the Vietnamese won independence but they kept the Confucian civil service exam <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-themecolor: text2;">Sources: Princeton, 5 Steps to a 5