(Super) Brief History of Korea Unit 4: East Asia Influence from China • Early Korea had two separate kingdoms • Gojoseon began ~1200 BCE • Jin began ~300 BCE • Gojoseon conquered by Han China around 100 B.C.E. Three Kingdoms • Chinese eventually driven out and three kingdoms arose on the peninsula • Three kingdoms borrow Buddhism (religion) and Confucianism (government) from China • War between three kingdoms ends when a new dynasty, the Koryeo, conquers all three Mongolian Invasion • In the mid-1200s, Mongols invade the Koryeo • Koryeo submit to Mongol authority, allowed to remain in power • Mongol rule was harsh • Korean peasants forced to construct ships for the Mongol invasion of Japan • When the Mongol empire collapsed, so did Koryeo The Hermit Kingdom • Yi Song-Gye overthrows Koryeo Dynasty; creates Kingdom of Joseon • Joseon—one of the longest lasting monarchies in world history • Set up capital at modern day Seoul in the south • Copied Chinese government structure The Hermit Kingdom • New alphabet introduced (Hangul) that is phonetically- based • Easier to learn how to read and write • Still used today • Constantly faced threat of invasion • Japan invades in the late 1500s, were unsuccessful • Farmlands destroyed; skilled workers killed • Manchus attack in the 1600s, sign peace treaty forcing Joseon to aid Qing The Hermit Kingdom • Korea adopts policy of isolationism • Country went largely untouched by European merchants and missionaries • Earned them the nickname, the “Hermit Kingdom” South Korea https://youtu.be/JYDkzqCfJzg https://youtu.be/MBdVXkSdhwU North Korea Review Put each name on the front of a notecard, and their significance on the back. If they are Chinese, include what dynasty they were in. If Japanese, include which period they were in. ● Chongzhen Emperor ● Hongwu Emperor ● Yong Le Emperor ● Li Zicheng ● Emperor Kangxi ● Emperor Qianlong ● Zheng He ● Prince Shotoku ● Tokugawa Ieyasu.