Ancient Korea
•Chinese
culture influenced Korea more heavily than any other region, even though indigenous dynasties continued to rule the
peninsula for much of the
post-classic period.
•The people who
inhabited the Korean peninsula were different ethnically than those who came to consider themselves Chinese.
•In 109
B.C.E., a Han dynasty emperor conquered the Korean kingdom of Choson and settled Chinese colonies in Korea.
•These Chinese
colonies provided the conduit through which Chinese culture was transmitted.
