North and South Korea
Follow the directions on each page to learn about North and South Korea and to
successfully complete this assignment.
How Come there are Two Koreas?
Directions: Read the Brief History of Korea below and then complete the lesson review on the next page.
Brief History of Korea
Korea is an ancient land. During the first century A.D., Korea was known as Choson. The people of the Korean
peninsula were organized into three large kingdoms: the Koguryo, the Paekche, and the Silla. By the seventh
century A.D., one government, the Silla, and one major religion, Buddhism, had been established.
Through the centuries, Korea’s history was marked by violence. The armies of Japan and China invaded Korea
many times. From 1910 to 1945, Japan ruled Korea. After Japan’s defeat at the end of World War II, Russia
took control of the northern part of the country. There they set up a Communist government.
The southern part of Korea was independent. The Communists in the north, with the help of china, tried to take
over the south. The United States and other countires of the United Nations came to the aid of South Korea.
From 1950 to 1953, there was a war between the two sides. At the end of the war, Korea was still a divided
country.
Although both sides signed a truce, they never signed a peace treaty. They agreed to create a border that
would divide the north part of Korea from the southern part. They called this border the Demarcation Line. The
land on either side of the line is the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). It would be free from the threat of military
attack. This zone is two and a half miles wide. It stretches across the peninsula near the 38th parallel (latitude).
In the years since this zone was created, the two sides have had many talks. They have not reached any
agreement to end this division.
Directions: After reading the Brief History of Korea above. For each sentence below, write True or False in
the yellow area. If the sentence was false, write a correction in the blue space to make it true.
1.
During the first century A.D., the Korean people were organized into six large
kingdoms.
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Correction: Delete this and write you correction here
2.
The border between North and South Korea is called the Demarcation Line.
___________
Correction: Delete this and write you correction here
3.
The leader of the countries signed a peace treaty after the Korean War.
___________
Correction: Delete this and write you correction here
4.
The history of Korea has been very peaceful.
Correction: Delete this and write you correction here
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Where are the Koreas?
Directions: Visit
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/kp.htm
and
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/kr.htm to
look at where in the world North and South Korea are? Then
complete the description of the relative location of the two
countries in the box below.
North and South Korea are located in E________ A________ on a
______________________ that stretches out into the Yellow Sea and the ___________
Ocean.
North Korea is surrounded by ________ to the North, and ___________________ to the
South.
South Korea is neighbored by __________________ to the North, and is very close to
________________ (an island country in the Pacific Ocean).
North and South Korea in Pictures
Directions: Visit the BBC North Korea website at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asiapacific/country_profiles/1131421.stm and the BBC South Korean website at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asiapacific/country_profiles/1123668.stm to learn about North and South Korea. Then, next to the pictures
below write a short caption description what is in the picture and what you think the picture represents.
North Korea
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South Korea
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You are DONE!!!