HIST 218 Chapter Notes -Joseon, Sejo Of Joseon, Yangban

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Choson korea developed own language, literature, art, social structure, economy, food, and folk religion studied chinese models and adapted chinese patterns for its higher culture, such as confucian philosophy, written chinese, lunar calendar, herbal medicine, and clothing. "small tradition" = local; "great tradition" = imported from china. Choson dynasty: foundations replaced koryo, medieval kingdom subject to mongol domination and suffering from internal corruption. King taejo (1335-1408) new choson dynasty continued practice of submission to china, which was rewarded by ming. Was even more limited in reality than in china. It appears that korea"s landed aristocracy found ways to protect itself despite the reform impetus of the early choson period . Choson kings originally promoted neo-confucianism they wanted to prevent the inflated influence of buddhism on the. Koryo court one result was a moral text on which to base judgments. Confucianism thus led to emphasis on learning it was under sejong"s reign that korean alphabet han"gul was invented.

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