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Korea and it’s Traditions
Geography of Korea
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Peninsula- Juts out from Asia’s mainland
Very Mountainous
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Farming Difficult
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Most Koreans live along coastal
plain
Location on “China’s doorstep”
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Cultural/technological influences
Cultural bridge linking China
and Japan
Korean language not similar to
Chinese- had own way of life
before Chinese influence
Korean Kingdoms
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Unlike China, Korea had only three
dynasties in its history
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Shilla Dynasty (United Korea)- 668 to 918
Koryo- 918-1392
Choson- 1392-1910
Chinese Influence
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Korea was a tributary state of China
Adopted many Chinese traditions but
preserved its own culture.
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Confucian Ideals
Adapted Civil Service Exam to reflect their
own system of inherited ranks (only
aristocrats could take test)
Buddhist Influence
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Buddhism very influential in Korea
Produced a flood of Buddhist texts
Celadon- A porcelain with an unusual
blue/green glaze
Choson: The Longest Dynasty
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Buddhist influence reduced 
Confucianism
Hangul developed- Alphabet using
symbols to represent the sounds of
spoken Korean
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Easier to use than the thousands of
characters of written Chinese
Led to a high literacy rate
Postage Stamp
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Create a postage stamp to commemorate the
history of Korea
Your stamp must include
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A colored picture/symbol representing the history of
Korea on the front
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The name of the country (Korea)
How much the stamp costs
A title for your image
A detailed description of your image and why you
chose it on the back