What were China's relations with its neighbors during the period following the collapse of the Han dynasty?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Barbarian invasions plagued China after the Han dynasty
1. weakened imperial power on neighboring states
2. provided opportunity for states on their frontiers to develop
B. Development of new states
1. Korea (Koguryo)
a. refugees from China fled from the nomad invaders
b. offer their services as technicians or sages
c. prospered through agricultural innovations and irrigation
d. did not respond to adopting Chinese identity
2. Korean kingdoms of Silla and Paekche
a. agrarian kingdoms whose wealth was in manpower
b. iron trade contributed to enrichment
c. fought one another to gain population
d. followed Chinese models of state-building
3. Funan
a. Chinese officials singled it out as a possible tributary or trading partner
b. repository of learning, rich enough to levy taxes
c. middleman in Chinese trade with Indonesia and the Bay of Bengal
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