Korea I. Cultural Influences A. 4th B.C.E.- farming & metal- working B. Han
C. Tang Alliance & Sinification 1. 668 Silla became a vassal state 2. Silla & Koryo (918-1392) a. Chinese learning leads to flowering of culture b. Cultural elite 1.Adopted Chinese ways 2. Buddhism
II. Koryo Collapse & Dynastic Renewal A. Aristocrats vs. commoners 1. peasant revolts 2. weakened Silla & Koryo 3. century of internal conflicts
a. revived aristocratic dominance b. revived links to China B. Mongol Invasion 1. 1231 2. 1392 Yi Dynasty restored a. revived aristocratic dominance b. revived links to China c. Dynasty lasted until 1910