Korea
By: Adam G, Jarrett W, and Jack B
Geography
- Located on peninsula that juts south from Asian mainland and points toward Japan
- At northern end of peninsula, mountains and the Yalu River separate Korea from China
- Steep mountains cover nearly 70% of Korea's landscape
- Most people live within western coastal plains
Korean Geographic | 코리언 지오그래픽 - Ep.1 : The Land of Snow and Wind Daegwallyeong (2014.12.15)
Unique and Interesting Things
It's a peninsula
The culture is very diverse
- North and south have major differences
Crime reenactments
Fast food delivery
Male makeup
Mud festival
Robots
Romantic holidays
When babies are born they start at 1
Biggest church in the world
- Baseball established as a political move
Society
- Three separate kingdoms: Konguryo-North, Paekche-Southwest, Silla-Southeas
- All had same language and cultural background, but warred with one another or China
- Missionaries spread Mahayana Buddhism-took root among rulers and nobles
- Had an emperor
- Strictly hierarchical
- Powerful kingdoms
- Had good cultural influences throughout all kingdoms and ages of each kingdom
Citations
Wikipedia. Retrieved December 15, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/three_kingdoms_of_korea
ANCIENT KOREA. Retrieved December 15, 2015, from http://www.localhistories.org/ancientkorea.html
Democratic People's Republic of Korea_Ancient History. Retrieved December 15, 2015, from http://www.korea-dpr.com/ancient.html
history of tang soo do. Retrieved December 15, 2015, from http://www.angelfire.com/nc3/tangsoodo/tangsoodohistory.htmWikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.
10 Awesome Facts About South Korea - Listverse. (2013, September 5). Retrieved December 17, 2015, from http://listverse.com/2013/09/06/10-awesome-facts-about-south-korea/