KOR 3610 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Later Three Kingdoms, Goryeo, Winter Sonata
Document Summary
The pre-modern age (up to the 18th century) 1: emergence of modern media in korea (1910 to mid-1990s, media and popular culture, korea wave (mid-1990s to the present) Korea as a cultural bridge between china and japan. Korea to japan: wet cultivation of rice, methods of weaving cloth, bronze and iron, etc. Was a strategic point for international trade introduced buddhism, and sent buddhist scholars and artists to japan. Unified shilla: had a developed buddhist culture (ex = bulguk temple) Confucianism and the chinese writing system (not the spoken language) were imported from china. Shilla bang in china was an international trading post. Imports from china: silk, books, and luxurious goods. Was a hub for international relations and trades. The name korea originated from the pronunciation goryeo . Byeokrando (a port city) was a centre of international trade. Exports: grain, gold, silver, lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
