Korea
Chapter 14:iva
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A “shrimp between whales”,
Korea acts as a land bridge between
China and
Japan.

Koreans claim descent from
Tangun, son of the bear god, who founded the first Korean kingdom 5,000 years ago.
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People from northern Asia settled in small villages and practiced shamanism.
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Han China invaded Korea in 109 B.C.
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Korea regained independence following the fall of the Han dynasty in A.D. 220.
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By 313 Korea had splintered into three kingdoms –
Silla, Paekche, and Koguryo.
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Between 313 and 668 Korea adopted many elements of Chinese culture, among them . . .
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Confucianism,

. . .Buddhism, . . .

. . . calligraphy, and . .
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. . . government.

Koguryo artists produced mammoth cave art murals.
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Queen Sondok of Silla built an astronomical observatory.

Silla conquered all of Korea in 668.
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Unique dance masks were produced for religious festivities and ceremonies .
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Korean scholars compiled the Tripitaka
Koreana – the largest collection of
Buddhist scriptures in the world.
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The Yi dynasty established the kingdom of
Choson in 1392.
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Their capital was located at
Hanyang (present-day Seoul).
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Schools teaching the
Confucian
Classics were established to prepare civil service candidates.

Neo-
Confucianism became the state-doctrine under the Yi dynasty.
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Under neo-Confucianism, Koreans adopted a rigid social order similar to that of China’s.
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King Sejong contributed to greater literacy when he simplified the written language.
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The hangul is an alphabet composed of fourteen consonants and ten vowels.
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Scholars continued to write in Chinese characters, whereas the hangul was used to preserve folk tales and popular literature.
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King Sejong also ordered the creation of a bronze rain gauge, resulting in the oldest record of rainfall in the world.
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The Yi dynasty managed to repel a
Japanese invasion in 1592.
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Admiral Yi-Sun-shin used ironclad warships
(“turtle ships”) to destroy the Japanese fleet.
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Following the defeat of Japan,
Korea increasingly avoided contact with the outside world.
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