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Korea and it Traditions

Korea and it Traditions. Key Terms. Celedon Hangul Literacy rate. Geography of the Korean Peninsula. The most important mountain range is the T’aebaek Korea has a 5,400 mile coastline with hundreds of good harbors. They have depended on seafood for most of the protein in their diet

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Korea and it Traditions

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  1. Korea and it Traditions

  2. Key Terms • Celedon • Hangul • Literacy rate

  3. Geography of the Korean Peninsula • The most important mountain range is the T’aebaek • Korea has a 5,400 mile coastline with hundreds of good harbors. • They have depended on seafood for most of the protein in their diet • Korea received many cultural and technological influences from China • Koreans probably migrated eastward from Siberia and northern Manchuria during the Stone Age

  4. Korea United • Three main dynasties • Koryo • Buddhism spread greatly, Arts were influenced by Chinese • Shilla (Southeast) • Korea became a tributary state, acknowledging Chinese over lordship but preserving its independence. • Korea came to see its relationship to China in Confucian terms • Choson • Missionaries spread Mahayana Buddhism which took root among the rulers and nobles. • They brought home the arts and learning of China

  5. Korea United • Koreans also adopted the Confucian emphasis on the family as the foundation of the state • Koreans used woodblock printing from China to produce a flood of Buddhist texts

  6. Choson: The Longest Dynasty • The Mongols occupied Korea until the 1350s. • In 1392, the brilliant Korean general Yi Song-gye set up the Choson dynasty • Yi reduced Buddhist influence and set up a government based upon Confucian principles • Despite Chinese influence, Korea preserved its distinct identity • Hangul was created • Literacy was very high in Korea

  7. Questions to Consider • What are the three dynasties of Korea? • Where did the Koreans probably come from? • How does the location of Korea influence their economy?

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