KOREA

VOCAB

• Silla Dynasty- under Silla korea prospered and the arts flourished.
• Capital of Silla is Kyongju, which was remodled on the Tang Capita at Chang'an.
• Koryo Dynasty-Korean dynasty that ruled from 935 -1392.modern word korea is derived from koryo.
• Celadon- porcelain made in Korea with an unusual blue-green glaze
• choson (YO) Dynasty- Korean dynasty that ruled from 1392 to 1910, the longest-lived of the three dynasties

VOCAB

• King Sejong- replaced the complex chinese system of writing in 1443. koreas most celebrated ruler.
• Hangul- alphabet that uses symbols to represent the sounds of spoken Korean
• Literacy Rate-percentage of people who can read and write

KOREA

• Located on Chinas eastern border
• Has three diff dynasties; Silla, Koryo, and Choson
• Created the alphabet

SILLA

• Korea prospered and the arts flourished
• Buddhism was a religion in the Silla dynasty and 100 temples built
• Most of the cultural & technical flowering centerd at the capital
• Capital of Silla - Kyongjau
• In 682 Silla set up a national Confucian academy to train high officials

SILLA

• Instituded a civil service examination
• In Korea, only aristocrats were permitted to take the test
• Later on conflicts b/w peasents and the aristocrats led to overthrow of dynasty
• Kyongju(silla capital) was reownedas the "city of gold",where aristocracy pursued a life of high culture

KORYON

• Replaced Silla in 918
• New capital established at Songak
• Based on Chinese inventions they took a step further and created movable
• (continue)metal type to print large numbers of books.
• Improved many Chinese inventions

KORYON

• They learned to make porcelain from China.
• Then, they perfected the technique for making celadon
• created movable metal type to print large number of books
• vases and jars were also prized possesions

CHOSON

• Last and longest lived of the three empires
• General Yi reduced Buddhist influence & set up a government based upon Confucianism
• Choson dynasty was set up by Korean general Yi Song-gye
• In 1592 Korea suffered an invasion from Japan.
• Although Chinese troops helped repel the invaders, the country was devastated.

CHOSON

• General Yi established close relationships with the neighbouring Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
• which considered Korea a client state, and Chinese cultural influences were strong during this period.