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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement best describes Korea’s relationship with China during the Silla and Koryo dynasties?
A
China strongly influenced Korea’s culture and technology, but it also may have prevented Korea from developing its own unique culture.
B
China strongly influenced Korea’s culture and technology, which helped Korea develop its own unique culture.
C
Korea strongly influenced China’s culture and technology, but it also may have prevented China from developing its own unique culture.
D
Korea was more powerful than China, which caused jealousy and resentment among Chinese rulers.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Despite its foreign roots, Buddhism came to be an influential political, religious, and cultural force during the Three Kingdoms period (57 B.C.–676 A.D.) and the subsequent Unified Silla period (676–935).

Detailed explanation-2: -during the Silla dynasty? Chinese influence expanded when missionaries spread buddhism and Korean monks then traveled to China to learn more about Buddhism. technological advances during the Koryo dynasty. They learned to make porcelain from China, and perfected the technique for making Celadon.

Detailed explanation-3: -Korea and Japan borrowed many features of Chinese political institutions that are, rightly or wrongly, associated with Confucianism. Korea and Japan both adopted forms of Chinese dress, hairstyles, aesthetics, musical forms, furnishings, and architectural styles, too.

Detailed explanation-4: -Two examples are the adaptation of Chinese ideas in Korea to the establishment of the Confucian Academy for the Education of Senior Officials and the introduction of a state exam for civil servants. Unlike China, only aristocrats could take this exam, and in China, all citizens could.

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