Korea Kim Doyoon (Kate)

1. I’m hungry…. My Home Country Korea Kim Doyoon (Kate)

2. Content 0Location 0Names of Korea 0History -Gojoseon -Goguryeo -Silla -Joseon 0Language 0Food 0Hanbok 0Culture and Arts 0Science and Technology 0Chuseok

3. Location Korea is a geographic area, civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. It borders China to the west and Russia to the north, with Japan situated to the east. The Korean Peninsula is divided into two separate states, North Korea and South Korea.

4. Names Of Korea The name "Korea" derives from the Goryeo period of Korean history, which in turn referred to the ancient kingdom of Goguryeo. Merchants of the Middle East called it Cauli ,which then came to be spelled Corea and Korea. Korea is now commonly used in English contexts by both North and South Korea. In the Korean language, Korea as a whole is referred to as Han-guk in North Korea. "The Land of the Morning Calm" is anEnglish language nickname loosely derived from the hanjacharacters forJoseon, the name derived from the Joseon Dynasty and the earlier Gojoseon.

5. Gojoseon Gojoseon was the first Korean kingdom. According to the Samguk Yusa and other Korean medieval-era records, Gojoseon was founded in 2333 BC by the legendary Dangun, said to be descended from the Lord of Heaven. The people of Gojoseon were the descendants of migrating Altaic tribes that settled in Manchuria, far eastern China north of the Yangtze River, and the Korean Peninsula. They are the first direct Korean ancestral line recorded in writing. Initially, Gojoseon was probably located in Liaoning, but around 400 BC, moved its capital to Pyongyang, the capital of modern North Korea

6. Goguryeo Goguryeo was founded the earliest and was the largest of the three kingdoms. It was founded in 37 BC by Jumong. Later, King Taejo centralized the government. Goguryeo was also the first Korean kingdom to adopt Buddhism as the state religion in 372, under King Sosurim reign. Goguryeo reached its zenith in the fifth century, when reign of the King Gwanggaeto and his son, King Jangsu expanded into almost all of Manchuria and part of inner Mongolia, and took the Seoul region from Baekje. Gwanggaeto and Jangsu subdued Baekje and Silla during their times. However, numerous wars with China exhausted Goguryeo and it fell into a weak state. After internal power struggles, it was conquered by an allied Silla-Tang forces in 668

7. Silla According to legend, the kingdom Silla began with the unification of six chiefdoms of the Jinhan confederacy by Bak Hyeokgeose in 57 BCE, in the southeastern area of Korea. Its territory included the present-day port city of Busan, and Silla later emerged as a sea power responsible for destroying Japanese pirates, especially during the Unified Silla period. In 660, King Muyeol of Silla ordered his armies to attack Baekje. General Kim Yu-shin, aided by Tang forces, conquered Baekje. In 661, Silla and Tang moved on Goguryeo but were repelled. King Munmu, son of Muyeol and nephew of General Kim launched another campaign in 667 and Goguryeo fell in the following year. Silla Crown

8. Joseon In 1392 a Korean general, Yi Seonggye, was sent to China to campaign against the Ming Dynasty, but instead he returned to overthrow the Goryeo king and establish a new dynasty. He named it the Joseon Dynasty in honor of the previous Joseon before. King Taejo moved the capital to Hanseong and built the Gyeongbokgung palace. In 1394 he adopted Confucianism as the country's official religion, resulting in much loss of power and wealth by the Buddhists. Joseon experienced advances in science and culture; most notably, the hangul alphabet was invented by King Sejong in 1443. The Joseon Dynasty is believed to have been the longest-lived actively ruling dynasty in East Asia during the last millennium

9. Food Ddeokbokki Kim Bab Bibimbap Bul Gogi Kimchi

10. Hanbok Hanbok is the traditional Korean dress. Although the term literally means "Korean clothing", hanbok today often refers specifically to Joseon Dynasty-style semi-formal or formal wear that is worn during traditional festivals or celebrations.

11. Korean is the official language of both North and South Korea, and of Yanbian Autonomous Prefecture in Manchuria area of China. Modern Korean is written almost exclusively in the hangul script, which was invented in the 15th century. While hangul may appear logographic, it is actually a phonemic alphabet organized into syllabic blocks. Each block consists of at least two of the 24 hangul letters at least one each of the 14 consonants and 10 vowels. Historically, the alphabet had several additional letters. For a phonological description of the letters, see Korean phonology. Hanja and Latin alphabets are sometimes included within hangul texts, particularly in South Korea. Language

12. Culture and Arts In ancient Chinese texts, Korea is referred to as "Rivers and Mountains Embroidered on Silk" and "Eastern Nation of Decorum" During the 7th and 8th centuries, the silk road connected Korea to Arabia. In 845, Arab traders wrote, "Beyond China is a land where gold abounds and which is named Silla. The Muslims who have gone there have been charmed by the country and tend to settle there and abandon all idea of leaving. Korean festivities often showcase vibrant colors, which have been attributed to Mongolian influences: bright red, yellow, and green often mark traditional Korean motifs.[34] These bright colors are sometimes seen in the traditional dress known as hanbok.

13. One of the best known artifacts of Korea's history of science and technology is Cheomseongdae a 9.4-meter high observatory built in 634. It is considered to be one of the world's oldest surviving astronomical observatories. The world's first metal mechanical movable type printing was developed in Korea in 1232 by Choe Yun-ui during the Goryeo Dynasty, modeled after widespread Chinese clay several hundred years before Johann Gutenberg developed his metal letterset type Though the block printing was used much earlier, metal movable type printing press marked a significant development in printing allowing the same tools to be used for more diverse printings. The Jikji is the world's earliest remaining movable metal printed book, printed in Korea in 1377. The world's earliest known surviving Science and Technology

14. Chuseok Chuseok is a major three-day holiday in Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar Korean calendar. It is the Korean equivalent of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which originated in China and is also celebrated in Japan and Vietnam. As a celebration of the good harvest, Koreans visit their ancestral hometowns and share a feast of Korean traditional food. One of the major foods prepared and eaten during the Chuseok holiday is songpyeon, a crescent-shaped rice cake which is steamed upon pine needles.

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