1. The Koreas: North and South Korea
SWBAT
Compare and Contrast North and South Korea by taking guided notes and completing a Venn Diagram

2. North Korea referred to as “Shrimp” among wales.
History
Called the “Hermit Kingdom”
Surrounded by water on 3 sides
Mountains on northern border
Self-protected isolation
Ancient Korea and Foreign Influences
People came from Manchuria and Northern China
Series of clans: Choson was the first state
Invaded by China and Japan
Korea was a buffer between the two countries.
North Korea referred to as “Shrimp” among wales.
Surrounded by major international neighbors such as China Russia and Japan

3. History Three Kingdoms: created around the 300’s Koguryo Paelkche
Silla: 660’s conquered the other two kingdoms
Yi Songgye: ruler of Korea.
His dynasty lasted until 1910
Japan took control of the peninsula

4. History Two Koreas Japan was defeated in WWII
North: controlled by Soviet Union
South: United States

5. History Korean War 1950: North invades South
1953: treaty divides the country
North: Communist state
South: Democracy

6. Economics/ Government
Armed Societies
South Korea has 600,000 soldiers and sailors
North has over 1 million
Also, has chemical weapons and tested nuclear weapons

7. Governments Gov’t : North Korea: is a Communist state
Leader: Kim Jung-un
Gov’t: South Korea: is a republic
is an Economic tiger, like Taiwan
One of world’s largest ship building industries
One of world’s top trading nations

8. DRAW ME! Economic Structures
FREE MARKET
No Money $ $$
$$$
Mixed
Traditional
Command
Mixed
Free Market
COMMAND
Traditional

9. Culture/ Current Issues
Chinese:
Confucianism: system of teachings based on the Chinese scholar, Confucius
Stress social order
Buddhism came from China
Korean influenced Japan by spreading Buddhism to it
Considered to Be A PHILOSOPHY not necessarily a religion.

10. Other Influences Communism shaped Western Influences
Art that glorifies Communism or folk tradition
South Korea influenced by Western Influences
Reunification:
War has been threat between the 2 countries
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) guarded by 2 million troops
Reunification talks began in 2000