Detail Introduction of Korea

About Korea 

¢Korea is peninsula  situated in Northeast region of the Asian continent .

¢-it is also called Hanbando한반도 to the north china and Russia border Korea Japan lies to the south and east  across the straits of Korea and the east sea.

¢-the yellow sea separates Korea from mainland china to west .

¢ the total area of south Korea is 998431 square kilometer.

¢66 %  of land is mountains rivers and fertile valleys . Korea has four distinct season .

¢people are Turkic Mongolian and tungusic .Korea is one of oldest countries of the world . 


History of Korea

¢The history of human activity in Korea can be traced far into the Paleolithic period, about 500,000 years ago. 

Gojoson(2333B.C.to 108 B.C)

¢The beginning of Korean history is often dated to 2333 B.C. old Josen(Gojosen고조선) was established by Dangun and he ruled on northwestern area of south Korea .

 when King Tan-gun(단군), a legendary figure born of the son of Heaven and a woman from a bear-totem tribe, established the first kingdom named Choson, literally meaning the "Land of the Morning Calm."

Goguryeo or Koguryŏ 고구려(57 B.C to A.D 668) was an ancient Korean kingdom located in present day northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Russian Maritime province

¢Baekje(18 B.C to A.D 660) was founded by Onjo(온조), the third son of Goguryeo's founder Jumong(주몽) and So Seo-no, at Wiryeseong (present-day southern Seoul서울). Baekje, like Goguryeo, claimed to succeed Buyeo, a state established in present-day Manchuria around the time of Gojoseon's fall.

¢Baekje alternately battled and allied with Goguryeo and Silla as the three kingdoms expanded control over the peninsula. At its peak in the 4th century, Baekje controlled some colonies in China and most of the western Korean Peninsula, as far north as Pyongyang평양. It became a significant regional sea power, with political and trade relations with China and Japan.

¢Silla 신라 (57 BC – 935 AD) was one of the Three Kingdoms of KoreThe Silla Kingdom period marked the start of Korea's cultural development. Buddhism expanded and furled the construction of numerous temples and art works. However, despite Chinese influences, Silla remained largely tribal in culture. Society divided into distinct classes with a large semi-slave population supporting an aristocratic minority. Warlords began amassing power bases to the north and eventually took over Silla and founded a new kingdom-

¢Silla focused its nation resource on raising valiant men of talent. The kingdom created an organization called Hwarangdo화랑도 to teach talented youths martial arts and moral principals. hwarangdo taught that it was an honor to sacrifice ones life for the country.

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