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Korea. Korea Today. Seoul, South Korea. Pyongyang, North Korea. . Early History of Korea. I. Early History of Korea. Three Kingdoms. I. Early History of Korea. A. Three Kingdoms of Korea: 1. Goguryeo 37BCE-668CE a. Largest of the kingdoms b. Greatest King Gwanggaeto
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I. Early History of Korea Three Kingdoms
I. Early History of Korea • A. Three Kingdoms of Korea: 1. Goguryeo 37BCE-668CE a. Largest of the kingdoms b. Greatest King Gwanggaeto c. Extended from Manchuria to modern day Seoul
I. Early History of Korea 2. Baekji 18BCE-660CE a. Western part of South Korea b. Religious & artistic traditions influenced the other two other kingdoms
I. Early History of Korea 3. Silla 57 BCE-935 CE 1. Eastern part of Korean peninsula 2. Traded along the Silk Road with Chinese, East Indians, Persians & Arabs
II. Medieval History of Korea • B. Goryeo Dynasty 918-1392 CE 1. Also known as Koryo, which later become Korea 2. Unified Korean peninsula 3. Centralized government, with king & bureaucrats 4. Education
II. Medieval-Modern History of Korea • C. Joseon Dynasty 1392-1900 1. Won several battles 2. General Yi assassinated King U & his eight year old son King Chang in 1392 3. General Yi changed his name to King Taeojo 4. In 1401, Korea had to pay Ming China a tributary
III. Medieval-Modern History of Korea 5. Invented the Korean script 6. 1592-1597, Japan attacked Korea in an effort to attack Ming China 7. Japanese mutilated more than 38,000 Koreans 8. Korean “turtle ships” (ironclads) beat the Japanese in the Battle of Hansan-Do
III. Modern History of Korea 9. As a result, Korea became increasingly isolationist, (“The Hermit Kingdom”) 10. 1637, Korea had to pay the China’s Qing Dynasty a tribute
IV. Japanese Occupation Korea • A. In 1876, Japan forced Korea to open up to trade with Japan • B. 1882 Imo Rebellion, Korean soldiers rose up against the Japanese (late & low pay)
IV. Japanese Occupation Korea C. 1894 Donghak Rebellion: 1. peasants rose up 2. China & Japan used this as an excuse increase their military presence in Korea 3.1895 1st Sino(China)-Japanese War
IV. Japanese Occupation Korea 4. Joseon Empire renamed “Korean Empire” 5. China lost & Japan took control of Korea in 1905 6. 1910 Japan annexed Korea & Korea became part of the Japanese Empire
IV. Japanese Occupation Korea 7. Japan repressed Korean culture & language 8. Numerous human rights abuses such as forced labor camps, censorship, etc
IV. Japanese Occupation Korea D. Japanese built: 1. western style banking system 2. telegraph & telephone systems 3. railroads 4. agro-business 5. electricity 6. roads & bridges
V. Korean Resistance • A. Koreans vigorously fought against Japanese aggression & annexation: 1. 1905-1910 Korean activists secretly set up nationalist schools to preserve the Korean language & culture
V. Korean Resistance • 2. Lee Hoe-Young 1910 “Freedom Fighter” raised & led armies against the Japanese
V. Korean Resistance 2. March 1, 1919 Movement a. 2 PM, Seoul, Korean activists (Samil Movement) met & read “The Korean Declaration Independence” b. Choe Nam-Seon was a writer, historian & activist , who wrote the Korean Declaration Independence” c. The Declaration was made public & leaders were arrested.
V. Korean Resistance • d. Key points were: • 1. end discrimination against Koreans, • 2. end human rights abuses • 3. end heavy taxation • 4. end land confiscation • 5. end suppression of Korean culture • 6. End political, economic & social inequality • 7. Independence
V. Korean Resistance • e. People gathered in Pagoda Park to hear Chung Jae- Young read The Declaration • f. Koreans began marching • G. As the crowds grew up to 2,000,000, the Japanese reacted & massacred 8,709 people • H. Thousands were arrested, tortured & executed w/o due process