Korea Project

Korea

1.) Korean Geography

a. How does geography influence Korea?

b. What kind of climate does Korea have?

c. What kind of plants and animals does Korea have?

d. What natural resources does Korea have?

2.) Chinese Influence on Korea *

a. When did China conquer Korea?

b. How did China influence Korea after they conquered it?

c. When and how did Korea get rid of the Chinese?

3.) The Three Kingdoms Period

a. How long was the Three Kingdoms period?

b. What is Hangul? Who invented it? Why was it invented? How do we use it?

c. How did Korea’s culture develop differently during this time period*?

4.) Japanese Colonization

a. When did Japan colonize Korea? How were they able to do it?

b. Why did Japan colonize Korea?

c. How did Japan treat the Korean people?

d. What happened to Korea during WWII?

e. Compare and contrast Japanese colonization of Taiwan with Japanese colonization of Korea.

f. How do Koreans feel about the Japanese today?

5.) The Korean War

a. Who fought in the Korean War?

b. Create a timeline of important events during the Korean War?

c. Who “won” the Korean War?

d. How did the Korean war affect Korea, China, Russia, and America? Include the “38^th Parallel.”

6.) Differences Between North and South Korea (Politically, and Culturally)

a. Compare and contrast the North and South Korean governments.

b. Compare and contrast the North and South Korean culture.

c. What does juche mean? How does it affect North Korea?

d. Who are the Kim’s? How have they influenced North Korea?

e. Who is Kim Dae Jung? How did he influence South Korea?

f. What does “Reunification” mean?

7.) Modern Korea’s Economy and Place in the World (Compare North and South Korea)

a. Compare and contrast North and South Korea’s economy.

b. Who is doing better in the world economically? Why do you believe that?

What is a chaebol? How have they influenced South Korea?

Korea Project

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Korea

1. Korean Geography
   
   1. How does geography influence Korea?
      

      
       

   2. What kind of climate does Korea have?
      

      
       

   3. What kind of plants and animals does Korea have?
      

      
       

   4. What natural resources does Korea have?
      

      
       

2. Chinese Influence on Korea *
   
   1. When did China conquer Korea?
      

      
       

   2. How did China influence Korea after they conquered it?
      

      
       

   3. When and how did Korea get rid of the Chinese?
      

      
       

3. The Three Kingdoms Period
   
   1. How long was the Three Kingdoms period?
      

      
       

   2. What is Hangul? Who invented it? Why was it invented? How do we use it?
      

      
       

   3. How did Korea's culture develop differently during this time period*?
      

      
       

4. Japanese Colonization
   
   1. When did Japan colonize Korea? How were they able to do it?
      

      
       

   2. Why did Japan colonize Korea?
      

      
       

   3. How did Japan treat the Korean people?
      

      
       

   4. What happened to Korea during WWII?
      

      
       

   5. Compare and contrast Japanese colonization of Taiwan with Japanese colonization of Korea.
      

      
       

   6. How do Koreans feel about the Japanese today?
      

   
    

   
    

5. The Korean War
   
   1. Who fought in the Korean War?
      

      
       

   2. Create a timeline of important events during the Korean War?
      

      
       

   3. Who "won" the Korean War?
      

      
       

   4. How did the Korean war affect Korea, China, Russia, and America? Include the "38^th Parallel."
      

   
    

   
    

 

1. Differences Between North and South Korea (Politically, and Culturally)
   
   1. Compare and contrast the North and South Korean governments.
      

      
       

   2. Compare and contrast the North and South Korean culture.
      

      
       

   3. What does juche mean? How does it affect North Korea?
      

      
       

   4. Who are the Kim's? How have they influenced North Korea?
      

      
       

   5. Who is Kim Dae Jung? How did he influence South Korea?
      

      
       

   6. What does "Reunification" mean?
      

 

1. Modern Korea's Economy and Place in the World (Compare North and South Korea)
   
   1. Compare and contrast North and South Korea's economy.
      

      
       

   2. Who is doing better in the world economically? Why do you believe that?
      

      
       

What is a chaebol? How have they influenced South Korea?

Development of the Middle East and Egypt

Vocabulary - diverse, mixed, fusion, universal, conquest, conquer, conqueror, conquered, phonetic, trade routes, stimulate, standard, standardized, articulate (verb), Diaspora, outlawed, authorities (person), official, literacy, "come through," "come from," "from all sides,"

 

QUESTIONS OF THE DAY

1. How has the geography of The Middle East made it easy for other people to conquer it?
   
2. Who has conquered the Middle East over the years?
   
3. Why have the Israelites (The Jews) moved from place to place for the last 3,500 years?
   
4. What is Islam? When did it start? Who started it?
   
5. How is Islam a good example of cultural diffusion?
   
6. How did Islam change The Middle East?
   
7. Why did Sunni and Shiite split? Which modern day countries are Sunni? Which modern day country is Shiite?
   
8. What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
   
9. Who were the Ottomans? What modern day country did they come from?
   
10. How did European colonization affect the Middle East? What were the main resources that European countries were looking for in each Middle Eastern country?
    
11. Describe the Modern day economies of the Middle East.
    

    
     

MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY

Timeline of the Middle East - http://library.thinkquest.org/3526/facts/timeline.html

Think about what we discussed about the geography of The Middle East (Southwest Asia). One advantage that Middle East countries have is that they are close to Europe, Africa, Asia, and India. Therefore, they can trade with all of these places. Pay attention to the story of the Phoenicians, and how the Islamic faith developed. Since people can come to the Middle East from all sides, it is easy to trade, experience cultural diffusion, and learn about new inventions.

However, this advantage can also be a disadvantage. If a merchant can come from Persia to The Fertile Crescent, can a soldier? If a trading vessel can come from Greece, can a warship? The history of The Middle East is a very violent and bloody one. Many different people conquer the Middle East over the centuries. In this lesson, we are going to take a look at all the different nations that have come through and come from the Middle East.

PHONECIANS

Phoenicians (1200 B.C.) - http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0044-phoenicians.php

 

The Phoenicians never actually conquered the Middle East or Egypt. Rather, they set up trading colonies. This ship you see above, which was diffused from sailboats used by Ancient Egyptians, allowed the Phoenicians to sail around the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and up into Northern Europe. The map shows their ancient trade routes. The Phoenicians stimulated trade between all the people in the Middle East and Europe, diffused their cultures, and spread the use of the Phonetic alphabet that all European Languages use today.

 

Phoenician trade stimulated the use of the Phonetic Alphabet because they had to communicate with people who spoke Latin, Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew, etc. So, they needed to find a standardized set of characters that could be used to write down what people in different places said. Even if you couldn't understand a foreigner, you could both use this writing system to articulate what you meant to say. Since it was easy to write, many people in many different countries began to use it. As a result, literacy spread throughout all the areas that traded with the Phoenicians.

 

Israel - http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0047-Israels-beginnings.php

Israelis Move to Egypt - http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0048-Israel-leaves-canaan.php

Exodus (1200 B.C.) - http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0049-the-exodus.php

Jews Begin the Diaspora - http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0052-israel-declinesl.php

 

MIDDLE EASTERN CONQUERERS

Assyrians (950 B.C.)-
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0055-assyrian-empire.php

Chaldeans - http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0056-chaldean-empire.php

Persians (500 B.C.) - http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0057-persian-empire.php

Israelites return to Israel - http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0053-jews-return-to-canaan.php

Alexander the Great and The Macedonian/Greeks Conquer Middle East and Egypt (300 B.C.)-
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0074-alexander-the-great.php

Rome Conquers Most of the Middle East and Egypt (100 B.C.) - http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0082-roman-conquest.php

The Parthians (Persians after Alexander the Great's conquests) - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/parthians.htm

Pax Romana (30 B.C. – 180 A.D.) - http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0090-pax-romana.php

The Rise of Christianity (4 B.C. – 30 A.D.)- http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/religion/christians/christianity.htm

At first, Christianity is outlawed by The Roman authorities. However, by 300 A.D., Constantine, an Emperor of Rome converted to Christianity. After that, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. This is why the first formal Christian group was called (and is still called to day), The "Roman Catholic Church." The word "Catholic," means "universal" in Latin, the language of the Romans.

 

ISLAM

Islam - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/islam/religion/

Mohammed (632 A.D.) - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/islam/history/mohammed.htm

 

OTTOMANS

The Ottoman Empire (1200 A.D. -1900 A.D.) - http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0330-ottoman-empire.php

 

HOMEWORK

 

Your jobs for this lesson are to…

1. Take notes during class
   
2. Read all the links on the blog
   
3. Read Chapter 22, Section 1
   
4. Complete the Middle Eastern History Homework Sheet Before Monday, March 6th
   
5. Read the rest of Chapter 22 and Chapter 18
   
6. Begin your research project (more on that later J) and turn it in by Sunday, March 12^th, before 10:00 p.m.
   

   
    

Jia you!

 

Mr. Gibson

 

P.S. – I've decided that from now on, I am only going to say "人海人山." I am never going to say "人山人海." I think it is much cooler my way. Is that weird? Please tell me if that is weird. J