Korea Flashcards
1
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Lelang Commandery (100 BCE - 313 CE)
A
- Han conquest
- chiefdoms
- 100 yrs post-Han China
2
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Samhan Confederations (100 BCE - various)
A
- authority based on break-up of early Jin state
- 3 smaller states (WES)
- iron production growth
3
Q
Three Kingdoms period (1st c BCE - 7th c CE)
A
- based on Chinese texts
- dev of states from confederacies
4
Q
Baekje (18 BCE - 668 CE)
A
- Western peninsula
- Confucian bureaucracy institutionalized
- Buddhism adopted
5
Q
Goguryeo (37 BCE - 668 CE)
A
- N Korea and Manchuria
- descent from Buyeo
- tomb murals
6
Q
Silla (57 BCE - 935 CE)
A
- SE Korean peninsula
- Buddhism state sponsored
- allied w/ Tang
7
Q
Balhae (698-926)
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- N Korea and SE Siberia
- Tang influence
- buffer state
8
Q
Unified Silla (668-935)
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- bone-rank caste
- centralized monarchy
- Chinese-style gov
9
Q
Goryeo (918-1392)
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- Wang Geon founder
- Silla & Balhae nobles
- civil reforms (exams/taxes/money)
10
Q
Joseon (1392-1897)
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- neo-confucianism (patriarchy)
- increased taxation
- Tributary w/ China
11
Q
Colonial Era (1910-1945)
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- Russo-Japanese War
- Japanese settlement
- comfort women
12
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Post-WWII occupation (1945-1948)
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- Soviet Union & US occupation
- 38th Parallel
- 2 regimes
13
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Republic of Korea
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
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- Korean War
- economic transformation
