South Korea by Kaia Bullard https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx A Single Shard research en-us 2017-02-09 17:17:10 UTC 2025-11-02 00:34:46 UTC hello@padlet.com A Korean Timeline earlyssunsets https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/152860005 300 B.C. - Immigrants from Asia begin the early civilization of Korea.
700 B.C. - Immigrants from China bring rice growing tricks.
200 A.D. - Korea develops laws and their language using Chinese symbols.
668 - The Silla Dynasty begins, creating three different Korean kingdoms.
1285 - The Buddhist monk Ilyon writes Samguk Yusa, a well-known piece of literature.
1392 - The Yi Dynasty begins and the country is renamed Choson. The Yi Dynasty last over 500 years.
1592-1598 - The Japanese military commander Hideyoshi Toyotomi leads invasions of Korea.
1895 - Japan wins the Sino-Japanese war, ending China's rule over Korea.
1905 - The Russo-Japanese War ends, and Japan gains control of Korea from Russia.
1945 - During WWII, Japan surrenders and Korea is split into two different zones, South and North Korea.
1948 - The Republic of Korea is established in the south, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is established in the north.
1950-1953 - North Korea invades South Korea. After lots of fighting, a truce is declared.
1988 - Seoul hosts the Summer Olympics.
1998 - President Kim Dae Jung begins the Sunshine Policy, stating that people should encourage open relations with North Korea.
2000 - President Kim Dae Jung meets with North Korean President Kim Jong-il in the capital of North Korea. This is the first meeting between the two countries in fifty years.
2000 - President Kim Dae Jung becomes the first South Korean to win the Nobel Peace Prize.]]> 2017-02-09 17:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/152860005 Food earlyssunsets https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/152866210  In many ways, Korean is very similar to Japanese and Chinese cuisine. They all eat rice daily. But one dish is special to Korea. It is called Kimchi. Kimchi is pickled vegetables. Koreans often pickle food instead of eating it because they think it gives them a "fresh" feeling. Koreans eat Kimchi or some other side dish with every meal.

 Another thing they eat is rice cakes, or Deok. They are often made for special occasions. Recipes, shapes, and color are different depending on where you live. They also vary according to an occasion. Square cake dipped in bean flour are often made for weddings or important birthdays.

 Korean teens appreciate pizza and Coke, but are more likely to choose shrimp flavored crackers instead of Doritos. They also drink tea, which is bottled and sold similar to the West.]]> 2017-02-09 18:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/152866210 Clothes earlyssunsets https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/152871632  Originally, the color and type of clothing worn by Koreans depended upon their place in society. The common people generally wore white. But they might dress up in colorful clothes for special occasions such as festivals and weddings. Members of the upper class and royalty usually dressed in bright colors. Certain colors, such as gold, could only be worn by royal families.

The traditional style outfit was the hanbok. A woman’s hanbok had a blouse, called a chogori, and a skirt. The blouse tied at the waist and had long, full sleeves. The skirt reached to the ankles. Numerous petticoats might be worn underneath to increase the fullness. The skirt was fastened by tying across the chest just under the arms. The men’s chogori tended to be longer than the women’s and was styled more like a tunic. Instead of a skirt, men wore baggy trousers called paji.

Today most Koreans wear typical Western attire although they dress conservatively and favor darker colors. Levis are very popular with men and women. The hanbok is reserved for ceremonial occasions and is sometimes worn by the older generation.

]]> 2017-02-09 18:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/152871632 Festivals, Celebrations, and Holidays. earlyssunsets https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/152873046  All Korean holidays are based on the lunar calendar. The two most important are Seolnal and Chuseok. Chuseok is a time for thanksgiving and honoring one’s ancestors. In the morning, the family gathers around the ancestral shrine to participate in memorial rites showing respect to the ancestors. Afterwards they share songpyeon, a rice cake. They may play a game called Gama Fight. Two teams participate. Each team has a chair equipped with four wheels. The object of the game is for one team to either capture or destroy the other team’s chair. Yut is another popular New Year’s game. Everyone eats rice soup. This will bring them good fortune in the year to come. Families also visit their ancestors' graves and pay their respects. There is music and dancing while people sing songs asking for good fortune. Children also make promises to obey their elders all year.]]> 2017-02-09 18:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/152873046 Games earlyssunsets https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/152875243  Many Korean games are played with sticks and stones. Gonggi is played with small stones. The stones are laid on a flat surface. A player picks one up and tosses it into the air from the palm of the hand. Then the player must immediately turn over the palm and catch the stone on the back of the hand. The game can be made more challenging by tossing more than one stone at a time.

Girls like to play a stone game similar to jacks. Small stones are placed on a flat surface (a table, a sidewalk, ect.) and a ball is tossed into the air. The object is to pick up as many stones as possible before catching the ball.]]> 2017-02-09 18:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/152875243 Fun Facts earlyssunsets https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/152876398  Korea, once a unified nation, is now divided into two separate countries, the Republic of Korea in the south and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the north. They are separated by a strip of land called the Demilitarized Zone or DMZ.

 Four is considered a very unlucky number in Korea. Sometimes in buildings, floors are numbered 1, 2, 3, and 5. The fifth floor is actually the fourth floor.

 When you visit a Korean home, you should always take off your shoes at the entrance.

 Scientists at Seoul National University in South Korea created the world’s first cloned dog. It was an Afghan hound named Snuppy.
]]> 2017-02-09 18:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/152876398 Pottery earlyssunsets https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/153093071  Celadon pottery was first made in China, where potters found that when ash landed on ceramic that was being burned at 1300 degrees Celsius, the result was an astonishing blue finish. The ash chemically reacted with the pottery to create a natural glaze which hardened into a bright blue finish. The technique of celadon making was refined during the Tang Dynasty, but became most popular during the Sung Dynasty, the 12th century.

 Korean potters who were introduced to celadon created an entirely new appearance for the pottery, and began a new era of aestheticism by introducing their techniques and skills to the world. When celadon reached its artistic peak during the 12th century in China, a new set of celadon-making techniques was established by Korean potters. Although celadon pottery from the Sung Dynasty was known for its majestic forms,]]> 2017-02-10 15:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/earlyssunsets/zz8iglz3g4vx/wish/153093071