The 2016 Framework includes the following : East Asia , 300-1300 : China and Japan ( and Korea )
How did Chinese culture , ideas , and technologies and Buddhism influence Korea and Japan ? Under the Tang dynasty , China expanded its trade and cultural influence to Korea , Japan , and Southeast Asia . At sites of encounter , these societies adopted and adapted Chinese ideas and institutions and combined those with their own ideas and institutions to build distinct civilizations . In the fourth century , three kingdoms emerged to rule the Korean population , and in 676 , one of those kingdoms , Silla , unified the whole peninsula . Silla was closely connected to the Tang dynasty of China . Korean elites used Chinese as a written language , but later devised a phonetic script for the Korean language called hangeul . In 936 , the Koryo kingdom took over rule in Korea , and adopted a civil service exam system similar to that of China . Korean merchants were engaged in trade with Japan and China , and through those networks , to Indian Ocean and Afroeurasian trade networks as well . The Korea Society PowerPoint , “ Silla Korea and the Silk Road ,” has images and archaeological evidence that provide opportunities for students to analyze cultural interaction and trade across Eurasia . To locate the Power Point , go to www . koreasociety . org . Click on Education and then click on Educational Resources .
In a similar manner , Japan was influenced by China and Korea , but adapted outside institutions and ideas to fit with its own indigenous culture … Between the third and sixth centuries , when China was politically fragmented , many Chinese and Koreans migrated to Japan in search of refuge or opportunity . Those newcomers introduced many innovations , including advanced metallurgy , writing , silk production , textile manufacture , paper-making , and Buddhism …. China ’ s immense power under the Tang Dynasty stimulated Japanese interest in Chinese and Korean culture . Literary scholars , officials , and Buddhist monks traveled to Japan . In turn , Japanese intellectuals went west to seek knowledge , learn Confucian statecraft , and acquire Buddhist texts , some made in Korea with some of the earliest known wood-block printing technology … From about 1000 CE , the Japanese aristocratic class creatively combined Chinese and Korean ideas with Japanese ways to form a new civilization with distinctive institutions , literature , and arts …. Exchanges with China and Korea grew , as merchants traded luxury goods in return for Japanese silver , copper , timber , and steel swords . By 1300 , East Asia was an interconnected region dominated economically and culturally by China .
Teaching East Asia : Korea incorporates the following lessons that relate to history from 500 – 1789 ): (“ Four Famous Koreas ”) about Queen Sondok ( reign 632-647 ) and King Sejong ( reign 1419-1450 ) and a lesson (“ Values Lesson Plan ”) that reveals Korean cultural values , particularly the value of being well educated . There are lessons ( Research Project : Silla and Science and Technology : The Past ) that include information on Korea ’ s wood-block printing technology and the invention of moveable type 200 years before Gutenberg . The book also includes lessons and information on a Power Point lecture on the Silk Road and how early Korea influenced Japan . There are several lessons on Silla ( 57 BCE- 935 CE ) in the art , history , and science chapters . Lessons also relate to the following : 1 ) Unified Silla experienced a golden age for its achievements and for a time , along with Tang China , was probably more advanced than any area of Europe except for the Byzantine Empire . What did Unified Silla achieve and how might this have been possible ? 3 ) After viewing the Korea Society ’ s PowerPoint lecture and reading an article on the Silk Road , students will examine how Unified Silla experienced a period of early
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