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Korea and Its Traditions!

Korea and Its Traditions!. Mr. Huth. Aim. How was Korea similar and different from China? Homework: Read Chapter 13 Section 3, and then answer the questions that are attached to my website. Submit your work to turnitin.com by 8am on Monday. Study for your exam on Wednesday. Do Now.

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Korea and Its Traditions!

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  1. Korea and Its Traditions! Mr. Huth

  2. Aim • How was Korea similar and different from China? • Homework: Read Chapter 13 Section 3, and then answer the questions that are attached to my website. Submit your work to turnitin.com by 8am on Monday. • Study for your exam on Wednesday

  3. Do Now • You are about to see different maps of Korea. • With your partners, generate a list of information regarding Korea’s: • Location in relation to other major civilizations • Physical geography (mountains, rivers, etc.) • Korea’s inner geography (interconnected or isolated)

  4. Korea and the Han Dynasty

  5. Korea and its empires • Korea had three major empires • Shilla Kingdom (668-918) • Koryo (918-1392) • Choson; also known as the Yi (1392-1910)

  6. Korea and the Shilla • During the Shilla (668-918) • Korea became a military tributary state of the Tang Dynasty • Adapted Confucian views • Han leader Wudi originally brought Confucianist thought to Korea • Early on, woman had higher status • Later, women’s rights became restricted • Koreans modified the Civil Service System • Only wealthy aristocrats could take the exam

  7. A question! • What is the impact of only the wealthy aristocrats taking the civil service exam?

  8. Korea during the Koryo Age (918-1392) • Buddhism reached its greatest peak • Korean scholars wrote histories and poems based on Chinese models • Koryo built their capital of Kaesong following the Tang capital of Chang’an • Koreans used woodblock printing to produce a flood of Buddhist texts • Learned how to make porcelain from the Chinese • Perfected the form and made CELADON • Porcelain with an unusual blue-green glaze • When Mongols overran Korea in the 1200s, the secret to making celadon was lost forever

  9. A question on the Koryo • What are two examples of how Koreans adapted or modified Chinese ideas under the Koryo Dynasty?

  10. Choson Dynasty • How did the Choson rise to power in Korea? • -Choson ruled Korea from 1392-1910

  11. Choson: The Longest Dynasty • Mongols occupied Korea until the 1350s • Yi Song-gye established the Choson regime • Yi reduced Buddhism influences • Yi strengthened Confucian influences in Korea • Despite Korea’s connection to China • Kept own tradition through the written language • Hangul was the written language, utilized symbols to represent sounds of spoken Korean • Result was an extremely high literacy rate in Korea • Higher than China

  12. Exit Card • How was Korea similar and different from China?

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