Korea Today Seoul South Korea Pyongyang North Korea Early History of Korea I Early History of Korea Three Kingdoms I Early History of Korea A Three Kingdoms of Korea 1 Goguryeo ID: 547148
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KoreaSlide2
Korea TodaySlide3
Seoul, South KoreaSlide4
Pyongyang, North KoreaSlide5
. Early History of KoreaSlide6
I. Early History of Korea
Three KingdomsSlide7
I. Early History of Korea
A. Three Kingdoms of Korea:
1.
Goguryeo
37BCE-668CE
a. Largest of the kingdoms
b. Greatest King
Gwanggaeto
c. Extended from Manchuria to modern day SeoulSlide8
I. Early History of KoreaSlide9
I. Early History of KoreaSlide10
I. Early History of Korea
2.
Baekji
18BCE-660CE
a. Western part of South Korea
b. Religious & artistic traditions influenced the other two other kingdomsSlide11
I. Early History of KoreaSlide12
I. Early History of Korea
3.
Silla
57 BCE-935 CE
1. Eastern part of Korean peninsula
2. Traded along the Silk Road with Chinese, East Indians, Persians & ArabsSlide13
I. Early History of KoreaSlide14
II. Medieval History of Korea
B.
Goryeo
Dynasty 918-1392 CE
1. Also known as
Koryo
, which later become Korea
2. Unified Korean peninsula
3. Centralized government, with king & bureaucrats
4. EducationSlide15
II. Medieval History of KoreaSlide16
II. Medieval-Modern
History of Korea
C.
Joseon
Dynasty 1392-1900
1. Won several battles
2. General Yi assassinated King U & his eight year old son King Chang in 1392
3. General Yi changed his name to King
Taeojo
4. In 1401, Korea had to pay Ming China a tributarySlide17
II. Medieval-Modern
History of KoreaSlide18
III.
Medieval-Modern
History of Korea
5. Invented the Korean script
6. 1592-1597, Japan attacked Korea in an effort to attack Ming China
7. Japanese mutilated more than 38,000 Koreans
8. Korean “turtle ships” (ironclads) beat the Japanese in the Battle of
Hansan
-DoSlide19Slide20
Turtle ShipSlide21
Turtle ShipSlide22
The Battle of
Hansan
-DoSlide23
III. Modern History of Korea
9. As a result,
Korea
became increasingly isolationist, (“The Hermit Kingdom”)
10. 1637, Korea had to pay the China’s Qing Dynasty a tributeSlide24
IV. Japanese Occupation KoreaSlide25
IV. Japanese Occupation Korea
A. In 1876, Japan forced Korea to open up to trade with Japan
B.
1882 Imo Rebellion, Korean soldiers rose up against the Japanese (
late
& low pay)Slide26
IV. Japanese Occupation Korea
C. 1894
Donghak
Rebellion: 1. peasants rose up
2. China & Japan used this as an excuse increase their military presence in Korea
3.1895 1
st
Sino(China)-Japanese WarSlide27
IV. Japanese Occupation Korea
4.
Joseon
Empire renamed “Korean Empire”
5. China lost & Japan took control of Korea in 1905
6. 1910 Japan annexed Korea & Korea became part of the Japanese EmpireSlide28
IV. Japanese Occupation KoreaSlide29
IV. Japanese Occupation Korea
7. Japan repressed Korean culture & language
8. Numerous human rights abuses such as forced labor camps,
censorship, etcSlide30
IV. Japanese Occupation KoreaSlide31
IV. Japanese Occupation Korea
D. Japanese built:
1. western style banking system
2. telegraph & telephone systems
3. railroads
4. agro-business
5. electricity
6. roads & bridgesSlide32
IV. Japanese Occupation KoreaSlide33
V. Korean Resistance
A.
Koreans
vigorously fought against Japanese aggression & annexation:
1. 1905-1910 Korean activists secretly set up nationalist schools to preserve the Korean
language
& cultureSlide34
V. Korean ResistanceSlide35
V. Korean Resistance
2. Lee Hoe-Young 1910 “Freedom Fighter” raised & led armies against the JapaneseSlide36
V. Korean ResistanceSlide37
V. Korean Resistance
2. March 1, 1919 Movement
a. 2 PM, Seoul, Korean activists (
Samil
Movement) met & read “The Korean Declaration Independence”
b.
Choe
Nam-
Seon
was a writer, historian & activist , who wrote the Korean Declaration Independence”
c. The Declaration was made public & leaders were arrested.Slide38
V. Korean ResistanceSlide39
V. Korean Resistance
d. Key points were:
1. end discrimination against Koreans,
2. end human rights abuses
3. end heavy taxation
4. end land confiscation
5. end suppression of Korean culture
6. End political, economic & social inequality
7. IndependenceSlide40
V. Korean ResistanceSlide41
V. Korean Resistance
e. People gathered in Pagoda Park to hear Chung Jae- Young read The Declaration
f. Koreans began marching
G. As the crowds grew up to 2,000,000, the Japanese reacted & massacred 8,709 people
H.
Thousands
were arrested, tortured & executed w/o due processSlide42
V. Korean ResistanceSlide43
V. Korean ResistanceSlide44
Reunification