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12 Cards in this Set
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Foundation Myth
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Attempts to answer the question of the origins of the Korean people their culture, customs and ruling house.
SIGNIF: Attempts to show the uniqueness of Korean People |
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Celadon
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A high prized pottery modified by the Koreans during the Koryo Dynasty by changing the color to a grayish green and cutting designs into the pots.
SIGNIF: Shows how Korea drew from Chinese cultural influences and is now know around the world for its quality and color. |
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Hangul
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The Korean writing system composed of 28 characters devoloped in the 1400's by scholars of King Sejong after years of using the thousands of characters of the Chinese system.
SIGNIF: It was easier to learn. |
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Demilitariized Zone (DMZ)
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A 2.5 mile wide area along the 38th parallel between DPRK & ROK where they agreed not to place any soldiers or weapons since 1953.
SIGNIF: represents a physical border between "brother" countries |
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Land Reform
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This policy, by the govt (after war) broke up large estates into smaller family farms. The government provided fertilizer to make land more fertile.
SIGNIF: This movement by the gov't helped to boost the agriculture industry and the food supply. As a result, the ROK could feed its people |
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localism
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the tendency to identify with the local, particular, the specific of one area or region, limiting ideas.
SIGNIF: The concept of nationalism was slow to develop |
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geomancy
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The art of looking at the landscape of the Earth to interpret the good and evil spirits for purposes of foreseeing the future.
SIGNIF: Began in Korea and affected life for centuries thereafter Maybe first origininated from mythical observations about environment. |
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Geogrophy of Korean peninsula
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Juts out from southern China between the sea of Japan (East Sea) and the Yellow Sea. Divided into N & S, two very different regeions; N= industrial; S= agricultural. South, more populous & slavery had more importance. Peninsula is 85,000 sq. mi., 600 mi. long.
SIGNIF: Korea is too strategically located, between Japan and China. If there is a war, they are dead! |
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Population of North Korea
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22.9 million
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Population of South Korea
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48.3 million
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TVs per 1000
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North - 55
South - 364 |
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Life Expectancy
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North - 71
South - 77 |
