Download East Asia: Korea and Vietnam

EAST ASIA:
KOREA AND VIETNAM
By:
Jada, Julia, Sadiya and Kyriako
AIM: What are the Similarities between
Korea and Vietnam?
DO NOW:
- What do you already know about Korea
and/or Vietnam?
- What do you want to learn about either
civilization?
Korean Geography
-located
on the
Korean Peninsula
in North East Asia
-land is very
mountainous
especially in the
eastern region
-only a third of the
land is low-land in
the western region
- Most rivers flood
in the west low
lands, making it
perfect to grow
soybeans and
rice
- Amnok River in
North
- Nakdong River in
the South
The First Korean Kingdom: Joseon
2,333 BCE - 109 BCE
- It was conquered by China’s Han Dynasty
- Chinese culture started to now enter Korea
The Three Kingdoms (57 BCE - 668 BCE)
-three separate kingdoms ruled and they fought for
dominance over the peninsula
1. Goguryeo: the first and largest
2. Baekje
3. Silla: in 668 BCE, it defeated
the other two
Chinese Influence during the Three Kingdoms
- Adopted Buddhism as the main religion
- Silla Kingdom allied with the Tang Dynasty and
government, Buddhist monuments and art flourished
- Modified the Chinese written characters to fit their own
culture
The Koryo took over the Silla Kingdom and ruled from
918 – 1393, but Chinese culture remained.
Vietnam Geography
- Rolling hills and tropical forests
- Lowlands is perfect to grow rice and nuts
- Characterized by two major river deltas:
NORTH: Red River Delta
SOUTH: Mekong River Delta
VIETNAM TIMELINE
• Kingdom of Champa - 2000 BC
-first kingdom formed between the deltas
• Viet Rulers - 2nd Century
-South China’s Qin Dynasty members took over the
Red River Delta
• Han and Tang Chinese Dynasties conquered: 111BC-939CE
• 939 CE - freedom from China led by a rebellion by Ngo
Quyen
GLOBAL EFFECTS
Korea and Vietnam are thought of as extensions of China and Chinese rule
So, these two countries underwent
ISOLATIONISM
- network of trading only with China,
led to ignoring of the outside world
a.k.a. Tributary Link
SINIFICATION
- term for the spread and
absorption of Chinese culture
SINIFICATION OF KOREA AND VIETNAM
• What was the same as China:
-
built schools and universities to teach Confucianism
built Buddhist temples, monasteries and statues
civil service exams to bring smart people into government and military
modified the Chinese writing characters
pottery, literature and poetry
farming and irrigation technology
government and military organization
SINIFICATION OF KOREA AND VIETNAM
What was different from China
Korea
-civil service exams open only to aristocrats
and elite military families
- Korean pottery had blue-green color
Vietnam
- woman rebelled against
Confucius social order that said
that there should be a male authority
figure in the house. Vietnamese
women liked being independent !
-For example, Trong Sister Rebellion
was the 1st major rebellion against
China…started by women
Gallery Walk
Exit Slip
1. What have you learned about Korea and
Vietnam?
2. Please write one similarity and one difference
that you remember.