How Did The Korean Society Become Successful

The Korean Society has developed over the years to become very successful. Korea has made both cultural and technological advancements in the past years. But how could a vast peninsula, with very minimal resources become so successful? Did they have an influence? Were they guided by someone? Research suggests that Korea's success is related to China's rule over Korea and the influence China had on Korea after Korea’s independence. Until 926, China had ruled Korea. When Korea declared independence, China was not willing to let go of them. So they ordered the Koreans to follow rules and regulations set by China. The Koreans in desperate need to become successful, accepted to China's order. They influenced the Koreans to follow the same path they …show more content…
They saw China as successful because the Chinese, according to them, had a better quality of life. So they wanted adopt their styles of living to become more unified. Which will inturn allow them to have a better quality of life. The Koreans adopted the religion and the language from the Chinese to become as successful as them. The Religion and language affected how their government was formed, again influenced by China. This adaption from the Chinese made them more united as a whole. Korea had a central government in which many rules relate to confucianism. In 958, the Chinese government had model schools based on Confucianism. The schools were then opened to everyone where, all the students learnt about Confucianism (Connor). The teachings of Confucianism lead to them having different beliefs. The different beliefs influenced everyone equally. They all had the same beliefs. This affected their culture. After adopting Confucianism, Korea had stopped free marriage, creating a stronger government (Strayer 254). In 1400's, Korea wanted more freedom and independence. So they created the "Hangul, for writing the Korean Language"(Strayer). The principles and ideas of the language were derived from China. Since the government and language were adopted throughout Korea, the people had the same frequencies. They were able to be with each other with no problems. They all were under one government and one language. They were able to communicate wherever they went in China. The government's rules caused all the people of Korea to follow the same rules and not have diverse ideas to live by. Apart from the government, the Koreans were influenced by China and became united for many other reasons. The other main reason that the Koreans were united were because of the religion. The Korean Peninsula was connected to China. The people that moved in from China into Korea brought in many of their