1. NI PUTU PUSPITAWATI
XII IPA 2
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2. History and Culture of Korea
 Map of Korea
 History of Korea
 Culture of Korea
 Religion of Korea

3. Map of “KOREA”
 Located between
China and Japan
 Continuous cultural
and geopolitcal
interactions with
China and Japan
 Korean language is
considered
“language isolate”

4. Korea’s nationalsymbols
 Flag
‘Tae guk ki’
 National flower
‘Rose of Sharon’

5. History of Korea
 Korean people are believed to be descendants of race Altaik or proto-
Altaic which is still associated with the Mongols, and the Turkik
Tungusik as well as many tribes from Central Asia to another.
Suspected archaeological evidence old Korean nation (Proto Korea) is
Altaik migrants from East Siberia (now the territory of Russia) which
came in succession in the transition from the Neolithic era (new
stone age) to the Bronze Age.
 South Koreans call their people Hangukin (or simply 한인 / Han in
South Korea for those who live abroad) (한국인; 韩国 人) or Hanguk
saram (한국 사람; 韩国 사람). While the North Koreans call their
people in or Chosin Choson saram (조선 사람; 朝鲜 사람).

6.  Dynasties
(1)Tan gun’s Ko-Chosun (2333 B.C.)
(2) Han (Chinese) Colony in Korea (108 B.C. ~ 313 A.D.)
(3) Three Kingdoms
-Koguryo (18 B.C. ~ 668 A.D.)
-Paekche (37 B.C. ~ 660 A.D.)
-Silla (57 B.C. ~ 935 A.D.)
※ Recently, Korea’s 3 major broadcasting
systems have been broadcasting dramas
about various historical periods.

7.  Dynasties (Cont.)
(4) Unified Silla (668 ~ 935)
(5) Koryo (918 ~ 1392)
(6) Yi (Chosun) (1392 ~ 1910)
 Major Capital Cities
Pyongyang (Koguryo capital, 427 ~ 668 A.D.)
Kyongju (Silla, 57 B.C. ~ 935 A.D.)
Kaesong (Koryo, 918 A.D. ~ 1392)
Seoul (1401 ~ )

8. Korean Language
 Korean Language (한국어 / 조선말) is the most widely
used language in Korea, and is the official language of
South Korea and North Korea. The language is also
spoken widely in Yanbian in Northeast China. Altogether
there are about 78 million Korean speakers around the
world including large groups in the Soviet Union, the
United States, Canada and Japan. Korean official
classification is still not universally agreed upon, but is
considered by many as language isolates. Some linguists
put it into language groups Altaik. The Korean language is
also much similar to the Japanese

9. Korean Alphabet: Hangul
 King Sejong the Great invented
Korean alphabet in 1446.
 Alphabet organizes written language
into syllabic units.
 14 consonants & 10 vowels
 Easy to learn:
"A wise man can acquaint himself with them before the
morning is over; a stupid man can learn them in the space
of ten days”.
From http://library.thinkquest.org/20746/non/info/index.html

10. Hangul (Korean Alphabet)
 Purely phonetic alphabet
 14 consonants
 ㄱㄴㄷㄹㅁㅂㅅㅇㅈㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ
 10 vowels
 아야어여오요우유으이
 Hangul is a scientific system, invented following the
shapes of vocal organs as they make sounds.
From http://library.thinkquest.org/20746/non/info/index.html

11. Korean Wave (Hallyu): Korean Cultural Export
since early 1990s
 Korean movies, TV dramas, and pop-music are very
popular around the world; rapidly spreading beyond Asian
countries
 Korea is among the world’s top ten cultural exporters

12. CULTURE OF “KOREA” Traditional Arts: Painting
 Typically use few color, leaving
background blank
blank.
 Often combined with poem.
 Painters signed their artistic name and
signature stamps
stamps.

13. Korean Ceramics
 Celadon with pale jade green glaze and
inlaid pattern was invented in 10th century
during Goryeo dynasty.

14. Korean Dance and Music
 Court dance and music
 Folk dance and music

15. Korean Dress

16. Korean Food
 Cooked rice, main dish, and side dishes
 3-12 side dishes
 Kimchi
 fermented pickled vegetable with or
without hot pepper, hundreds of variations
 Common elements of cooking
 soy sauce
 soy-bean paste (dyon-jang similar to miso)
 hot-pepper paste (go-chu-jang)
 sesame oil
 Lots of vegetables

17. Religions of Korean People
(based on 2004 census report)

18. Korean Shamanism
 Shamanism has deep roots in folk beliefs.
 Related to the ancient communal worship rites
offered to the gods of heaven.
 Participants seek to resolve human problems
through a meeting of humans and the spirits
mediated by the shaman
Shaman is about to perform a
ritual. The shaman wears a
colorful costume, speaks in a
trance as a spiritual oracle, and
sings and dances to music.

19. Korean Buddhism
 Introduced to Korea druing three
kingdom era (around 372 A.D.)
 Became state religion in three
kingdoms and Goryeo dynasty
 Deep influence in every aspect of
Korean life, culture, and arts
 Currently about 24% of population
is Buddhist.
 Buddha’s birthday is national
holiday in Korea.

20. Korean Confucianism
 Joseon dynasty promoted Confucian philosophies
as national philosophy
 Complex system, selectively imported from China,
of moral, social, political, philosophical, and quasi-
religious thought.
 Became an indispensable component of the Korean
moral system, way of life, and laws
Memorial rite to the kings of
the Joseon Dynasty is
performed at Jong-myo Shrine

21. Korean Christianity
 Catholicism was imported into Korea by a Korean
scholar, Yi Seung-hun, who was baptized while
visiting China.
 Thousands of Catholics were executed during
government persecution inthe late Joseon dynasty.
 103 martyrs were canonized in 1984.
 Protestant missionaries came to Korea during
Japanese rule in the early 20th century.
 Dedicated to higher education and health care
 Catholics and Protestant Christians are more
populous in urban areas and often have higher
education levels.