KOREA BC 2333-108 Old Choson (Gojoseon) AD 57BC-668AD Silla 37BC-668AD Kogoryu 18BC-663AD Paekche 668-936 Unified Silla 1231-1336

Mongol Domination 918-1392 Koryo (there was also Kaya - small league of states at the tip of the peninsula) BC Koreans as race developed in bronze age, Neolithic 2333-108 Old Choson mythical civilisation with creation legends Korean kingdoms engage in wars with China Divine Right of Kings comes not from a clan but a higher power AD Confucian political institutions (surnames, Chinese script), from Chinese model meant more complex economy, bureaucracy (truly civil not rel. quicker than West) agricultural economies based upon rice cultivation the kingdoms had rigid social hierarchies with small powerful ruling class, movement between classes was strictly controlled - numbered grades in society Buddhism comes to Korea - very different to original Buddhism (China -> Koguryo c4 -> Paekche c4 -> Silla c6) provided unifying ideology between states King came to be seen as living Buddha drove out Tang, last han dynasty to invade Korea Languages similar, clothing identical Silla S Korea, cultured (Athens) talented young men cultivated in civil and martial arts, chivalry, patriotism etc Flower Youth Corps cultivated a relationship with Tang China and alliances, therefore was able to defeat

Kogoryu N Korea, military (Sparta) drove out Han commanderies from China, protected Korea from Chinese domination war with sui How? Guerilla tactics, China had no cavalry because no open grasslands war so exhausting - Sui & Koguryo fell not long after Paekche 668-936 Unified Silla followed structure of Chinese government relative peace, prosperity huge Buddha carving from one piece of stone - Sokkuram Grotto Shrine 751 Parhae (in old Koguryo) 716-926 Wang Kon challenged Shilla king, ended up with amicable solution as each married the others daughter and Wang Kon taking over = Koryo 918-1392 Koryo 1145 Three Kingdoms , history written by Kim Pushik change of dynasties only happen at times of major change in East Asia Wong Kong forced local rulers to send male members of their families to live in the capital as virtual hostages (like Tokugawa Japan) chinese governmental model followed closely civil service exams est Buddhism flourished developed a movable bronze printing to replace wooden blocks lost in mongol invasion lyric poetry popular mongol domination - devastating warfare, eventually calmed after cooling of relationship between Koryo king Wonjung and Khubilai Khan (fish shoes for gout)