Part one of term paper
As early as Han times, China extended its influence to a ring of states and peoples on the borders of the Middle Kingdom. To the northeast, Korea lay within the Chinese zone of influence. While Korea absorbed many Chinese traditions over the centuries, it also maintained its own identity. Korea’s location on China’s doorstep has played ...

Part two of term paper
... Korea and set up a military colony there. From this outpost, Confucian traditions and Chinese ideas about government, as well as Chinese ideas about government, as well as Chinese writing and framing methods, spread to Korea. Missionaries spread Mahayana Buddhism, which took root among the rulers and nobles. Korean monks then traveled to China and India to learn more about Buddhism. They brought home the arts and the learning of China.. Under the Shilla dynasty, Korea became a tributary state ...