Teaching Korean History through Amazing Objects
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Key Stages 2 and 3
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Learn about Korea’s history
through the stories of 10
amazing objects
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The history of Korea is explored through 10 amazing objects dating from the 6th Century CE to modern times.
Together they provide an overview of some of the key events, important people and major developments and reveal how this country has played a significant role in world history.
Specially-written histories providing extended stories of the 10 objects
Teaching suggestions providing classroom and at-home activities
Extra resources enabling you and your pupils to go further
10 Objects from Korean History
The Gold Crowns of Silla
500 - 700 CE
Gold crowns discovered in a series of mounds which housed the tombs of the royal family of Silla in Gyeongju
Cheomseongdae, the star gazing tower
633 CE
The world’s oldest surviving astronomical observatory in the world – built by Queen Seondeok of Silla, the astronomer princess
The Turtle Ship and Admiral Yi Sun Sin
1590s
The ship with the revolutionary design and the admiral who developed its fighting capabilities
The album of genre paintings by Kim Hong-do
1785-1795
Everyday life of the ordinary people in Joseon
The Hyundai Pony
1975
The Pony – the car which symbolised the story of South Korea, a story of determination, ambition and pride
The Samsung SH-100
1989
South Korea’s first mobile phone which helped to establish a global super brand
