KOREA WORLD HISTORY

ANCIENT KOREA NO WRITTEN RECORDS NO WRITTEN RECORDS ORGANIZED BY CLANS ORGANIZED BY CLANS ANAMISTS—ALL THINGS HAVE A SOUL ANAMISTS—ALL THINGS HAVE A SOUL SUN IS MAIN DEITY SUN IS MAIN DEITY

BRONZE AGE BC BC FARM TOOLS & WAR TOOLS ARE BRONZE FARM TOOLS & WAR TOOLS ARE BRONZE RICE CULTIVATION RICE CULTIVATION PIT DWELLINGS PIT DWELLINGS TOMBS—STONE SLABS TOMBS—STONE SLABS

OLD CHOSON (400BC) WALLED TOWNS WALLED TOWNS CONFEDERATION OF TOWNS CONFEDERATION OF TOWNS PYONGYANG PYONGYANG IRON IRON ABOVE GROUND HOMES— UNDER FLOOR HEATING ABOVE GROUND HOMES— UNDER FLOOR HEATING CHINA HAS ECONOMIC INFLUENCE CHINA HAS ECONOMIC INFLUENCE

TWO KINGDOMS (100BC-100AD) KOGUYRO—ALONG YALU RIVER, OFTEN AT WAR WITH CHINA KOGUYRO—ALONG YALU RIVER, OFTEN AT WAR WITH CHINA CHIN HAN—IN THE SOUTH, TAEGA (CLAN LEADERS) RULE CHIN HAN—IN THE SOUTH, TAEGA (CLAN LEADERS) RULE KING GETS POWER OVER TAEGA KING GETS POWER OVER TAEGA FEW SIMPLE LAWS FEW SIMPLE LAWS ANCESTOR WORSHIP ANCESTOR WORSHIP

THREE KINGDOMS KOGUYRO—GREW, KING BY INHERITANCE KOGUYRO—GREW, KING BY INHERITANCE PAEKCHE—TAEGA RULES, CONQUER SOME OF KOGUYRO PAEKCHE—TAEGA RULES, CONQUER SOME OF KOGUYRO SILLA—MADE BY ALLIANCES SILLA—MADE BY ALLIANCES ALL THREE: ALL THREE: QUEENS FROM SAME CLAN QUEENS FROM SAME CLAN BUDDHISM INTRODUCED BUDDHISM INTRODUCED MILITARY TOP OF SOCIETY MILITARY TOP OF SOCIETY CHINA IS A THREAT, ALSO ALLY CHINA IS A THREAT, ALSO ALLY

HANGUL DEVELOPED

THREE KINGDOMS PERIOD ENDS SILLA—ALLIANCE WITH T’ANG AGAINST PAEKCHE SILLA—ALLIANCE WITH T’ANG AGAINST PAEKCHE KOGURYO IS DEFEATED KOGURYO IS DEFEATED SILLA RULED BY KOGURYO NOBLES (KIM FAMILY)—RESISTS CHINESE DOMINATION SILLA RULED BY KOGURYO NOBLES (KIM FAMILY)—RESISTS CHINESE DOMINATION BUDDHIST-CONFUCIANIST CONFLICTS BUDDHIST-CONFUCIANIST CONFLICTS 890—MANY LOCAL REVOLTS 890—MANY LOCAL REVOLTS

KORYO KORYO DOMINATES KORYO DOMINATES CONFUCIANISM—MAIN IDEA CONFUCIANISM—MAIN IDEA KOREAN GEOMANCY KOREAN GEOMANCY ZEN BUDDHISM ACCEPTED ZEN BUDDHISM ACCEPTED MILITARY IS HEREDITARY MILITARY IS HEREDITARY LAND=WEALTH LAND=WEALTH SOCIAL CLASSES SOCIAL CLASSES SUPERIOR CERAMIC WARE SUPERIOR CERAMIC WARE

KORYO CERAMICS

MONGOL INVASION SAME TIME AS YUAN DYNASTY IN CHINA SAME TIME AS YUAN DYNASTY IN CHINA DESTROYED FIELDS, REDUCING FOOD SUPPLY DESTROYED FIELDS, REDUCING FOOD SUPPLY PEASANTS LOST HOPE PEASANTS LOST HOPE KORYO KINGS INTERMARRIED WITH MONGOL PRINCESSES KORYO KINGS INTERMARRIED WITH MONGOL PRINCESSES

NEW CHOSON DYNASTY YI SONG-GUE DEFEATED LAST KORYO KING YI SONG-GUE DEFEATED LAST KORYO KING LAND REFORM LAND REFORM CAPITOL MOVED TO SEOUL CAPITOL MOVED TO SEOUL CONFUCIANISM REVIVED CONFUCIANISM REVIVED FRIENDLY WITH MING, TRADE WITH JAPAN FRIENDLY WITH MING, TRADE WITH JAPAN HANGUL FULLY DEVELOPED— MANY BOOKS TRANSLATED TO HANGUL HANGUL FULLY DEVELOPED— MANY BOOKS TRANSLATED TO HANGUL

NEW CHOSON DYNASTY MANY NEW INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS MANY NEW INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS BUDDHISM IS REPRESSED BUDDHISM IS REPRESSED YANG BAN (CONFUCIAN SCHOLLARS) GREW WEALTHIER— DIVIDED AS NEW YANG BAN WORKED IN RURAL AREAS YANG BAN (CONFUCIAN SCHOLLARS) GREW WEALTHIER— DIVIDED AS NEW YANG BAN WORKED IN RURAL AREAS

JAPANESE INVASION 1592 “TURTLE SHIPS” OF KOREAN NAVY CONTROL SEAS “TURTLE SHIPS” OF KOREAN NAVY CONTROL SEAS GUERILLA KOREAN ARMIES FIGHT JAPAN GUERILLA KOREAN ARMIES FIGHT JAPAN JAPAN IS FINALLY DEFEATED AND LEAVES KOREA (1598) JAPAN IS FINALLY DEFEATED AND LEAVES KOREA (1598)

JAPANESE INVASION 1592 KOREA HAD BEEN DEVESTATED KOREA HAD BEEN DEVESTATED MING CHINA (AN ALLY) WAS ALSO WEAKENED MING CHINA (AN ALLY) WAS ALSO WEAKENED JAPAN WAS INFLUENCED BY CONFUCIANISM JAPAN WAS INFLUENCED BY CONFUCIANISM KOREAN PRISONERS TAUGHT JAPAN CERAMICS KOREAN PRISONERS TAUGHT JAPAN CERAMICS

CATHOLICISM CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES ENTERED KOREA FROM MING CHINA CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES ENTERED KOREA FROM MING CHINA “WESTERN LEARNING” WAS STUDIED FOR SECULAR, NOT RELIGIOUS REASONS “WESTERN LEARNING” WAS STUDIED FOR SECULAR, NOT RELIGIOUS REASONS FOLLOWERS WISHED TO REFORM KOREA FOLLOWERS WISHED TO REFORM KOREA “CATHOLIC PERSECUTION” 1801 “CATHOLIC PERSECUTION” 1801

JAPANESE INFLUENCE JAPAN FORCED KOREA TO OPEN THREE PORTS FOR THEIR USE JAPAN FORCED KOREA TO OPEN THREE PORTS FOR THEIR USE REFORM OF 1894 IS IMPOSED BY JAPAN (INTENDED TO END CLASS STRIFE AND STABILIZE ECONOMY, BUT STRENGTHENED JAPANESE INFLUENCE) REFORM OF 1894 IS IMPOSED BY JAPAN (INTENDED TO END CLASS STRIFE AND STABILIZE ECONOMY, BUT STRENGTHENED JAPANESE INFLUENCE) BY 1905, KOREA WAS A PROTECTORATE OF JAPAN BY 1905, KOREA WAS A PROTECTORATE OF JAPAN

“RIGHTEOUS ARMIES” RIGHTEOUS ARMIES IN KOREA FIGHT JAPAN (1895, ) RIGHTEOUS ARMIES IN KOREA FIGHT JAPAN (1895, ) SUPPORTED BY CONFUCIANS, BUDDHISTS, PROTESTANT CHRISTIANS SUPPORTED BY CONFUCIANS, BUDDHISTS, PROTESTANT CHRISTIANS ‘WESTERN LEARNING’ WAS POPULAR ‘WESTERN LEARNING’ WAS POPULAR JAPAN DEFEATED THEM JAPAN DEFEATED THEM

MARCH 1 ST MOVEMENT 1919, DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WRITTEN 1919, DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WRITTEN BUDDHISTS & PROTESTANTS BUDDHISTS & PROTESTANTS JAPAN RESPONDED VIOLENTLY JAPAN RESPONDED VIOLENTLY KOREAN GOVERNMENT IN EXILE KOREAN GOVERNMENT IN EXILE 1942—KOREAN LANGUAGE IS OUTLAWED 1942—KOREAN LANGUAGE IS OUTLAWED ANARCHISTS & COMMUNISTS GAINED SUPPORTERS ANARCHISTS & COMMUNISTS GAINED SUPPORTERS

MARCH 1 ST MOVEMENT KOREAN FARMERS IMPOVERISHED KOREAN FARMERS IMPOVERISHED JAPAN FORCED KOREAN “COMFORT WOMEN” TO BE WITH JAPANESE ARMY DURING WW2 JAPAN FORCED KOREAN “COMFORT WOMEN” TO BE WITH JAPANESE ARMY DURING WW2

JAPAN DEFEATED 1945 THE WAR ENDED WITH JAPAN’S DEFEAT 1945 THE WAR ENDED WITH JAPAN’S DEFEAT RUSSIA OCCUPIED N. KOREA, USA OCCUPIED S. KOREA RUSSIA OCCUPIED N. KOREA, USA OCCUPIED S. KOREA SYGMAN RHEE WAS MADE DICTATOR OF THE SOUTH SYGMAN RHEE WAS MADE DICTATOR OF THE SOUTH BY 1960, THE PEOPLE DEPOSED HIM, DEMOCRACY FOLLOWED BY 1960, THE PEOPLE DEPOSED HIM, DEMOCRACY FOLLOWED

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