1. East Asia: Korea and Vietnam
By:
Jada, Julia, Sadiya and Kyriako

2. 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?

3. 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

4. The First Korean Kingdom: Joseon
2,333 BCE BCE
It was conquered by China’s Han Dynasty
Chinese culture started to now enter Korea

5. The Three Kingdoms (57 BCE - 668 BCE)
-three separate kingdoms ruled and they fought for dominance over the peninsula
Goguryeo: the first and largest
Baekje
Silla: in 668 BCE, it defeated
the other two

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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

9. So, these two countries underwent
GLOBAL EFFECTS
Korea and Vietnam are thought of as extensions of China and Chinese rule
So, these two countries underwent
ISOLATIONISM SINIFICATION
- network of trading only with China, term for the spread and
led to ignoring of the outside world absorption of Chinese culture
a.k.a. Tributary Link

10. 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

11. SINIFICATION OF KOREA AND VIETNAM
What was different from China
Korea Vietnam
-civil service exams open only to aristocrats woman rebelled against
and elite military families Confucius social order that said
- Korean pottery had blue-green color 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

12. Gallery Walk

13. Exit Slip 1. What have you learned about Korea and Vietnam?
2. Please write one similarity and one difference that you remember.