Occupied most of the peninsula. One of the three kingdoms. Adopted Buddhism for Korea (became the state religion) Notable for bone rank. Silla and Tang joined in conquest, but wanted an independent unified state, so eventually drove Chinese out -> still maintained close ties.
adopt, embrace, espouse mean to take an opinion, policy, or practice as one's own. adopt implies accepting something created by another or foreign to one's nature. embrace implies a ready or happy acceptance. espouse adds an implication of close attachment to a cause and a sharing of its fortunes.ull Definition of ESPOUSE. transitive verb. 1. : marry. 2. : to take up and support as a cause: become attached to. â esÂ·pousÂ·er noun. See espouse defined for English-language learners. See espouse defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
eschew something (formal) to deliberately avoid or keep away from something He had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law. Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French eschiver, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to German scheuen âshunâ, also to shy.