What sources of evidence is there to determine the relations of early Korea and the Yamato state in Japan? What pitfalls do these sources bring?
ii. What influences did Korean peoples, politics, and technologies have on early state formation in Japan?
iii. What is Egami Namio’s “Horserider Thesis”? What evidence is there to support this theory?
iv. How have authors like William W. Farris and Walter Edwards critiqued the “Horserider Thesis,” and what evidence have they used?
v. What side of the debate do you agree with? Explain, with examples and evidence, why you think so.
This essay will require a fine balance between description and argument. It is recommended that you progress along the essay using the structure modelled above, saving your own argument for after the summary. However, treat this essay as one broad discussion
-that is, make sure that your summary and argumentation sections flow well together. Indeed, the first
section should set up the context of your second section
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