Important Names And Events Flashcards
1
Q
What is 사대/사대주의?
A
- lit. Serving the great
- kissing up to the ones in power
- for China, Korea actually believed that Chinese classics were better and to be respected
2
Q
What is 교린?
A
- Japanese-Korean relations
- small envoys sent to Japan because Korea saw Japanese as pirates
- about 100 Japanese were living in Busan
3
Q
What is Tsushima Island?
A
- small island between Korea and Japan
- off the coast of Busan
- where the daimyo lived and acted as intermediary to Korea (from Japan)
4
Q
What is Hamel?
A
- 1653
- Dutchman gets stranded on Jeju Island
- writes a journal about his life
5
Q
When did major Wedtern powers finally get to Korea?
A
- 16/17th century
6
Q
What is 서학? What is 시학?
A
- western learning
- practical learning (inspired by western learning)
7
Q
What was Korea’s isolation policy?
A
- from late 18th century- 19th century
- discouraging 서학
- prohibited trade and relations with mainly western groups (after Catholicism)
8
Q
What happened in 1842?
A
Koreans learned about the opium wars in China (Qing) with Britain
9
Q
What is the 쇄국?
A
- Taewongun’s isolation policy in Korea during the 1800s
10
Q
Who is Taewongun?
A
- 1821-1898
- leader/Korean king regent
- King Kojong was 12 when he became king
- many reforms, including a rebuilding of Gyeongbok Palace
- his domestic reforms weakened Korea’s economy
11
Q
What is 1866?
A
- year of foreign disturbances
- Frenchman sends letter for port opening
- American ship “sunrise” (crew was treated well but sent back to China)
- American ship General Sherman conflict with local Koreans and burn boat
- French fleet comes to Korea and they blockage Han River, loot and burn from Ganghwa Island
12
Q
What was the Low-Rogers Expedition?
A
- 1871
- to figure out what happened to General Sherman
- largest fleet ever assembled to Ganghwa Island
- first American-Korean war
- opened up Korea
13
Q
Who was Commodore Perry?
A
- Matthew c. Perry
- naval officer who opened Japan in 1853
14
Q
What is Un’yō?
A
- Japanese gunboat that Japan purchased
- 1873 disturbance to Korea
- upset that Korea rejected Japan’s “emperor”
15
Q
Who is Li Hongzhang?
A
- scholar who wrote the plan to open Korea to Japan and Westerners
- important in diplomacy between America and Korea
- concept to manage all the barbarians
16
Q
What is the Kanghwa Treaty?
A
- 1876
- declared that Korea was a sovereign nation (remove from Qing influence)
- several ports are to be opened up
- establishment of Japanese settlements under Japanese laws
- with Meiji Japan getting the most
17
Q
What is 개화?
A
- Koreans are starting to travel abroad
- also travel to Japan
18
Q
What is the Good Offices Clause?
A
- Americans will do everything to help their new friends, Koreans
- Friendship Clause
- no real legal binding though
