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The Koreas

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Divided regions
political geography
Asia
Member states of the United Nations
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South Korea
North Korea
Korea
Outline of South Korea
Foreign relations of North Korea
Politics

The Koraeas: A Divided Peninsula~Ch. 32.3 Intro Extends off E. coast of Asia Divided into N. and S. Korea N.= Democratic People?s Republic of Korea (communist) S.=Republic of Korea (non-communist) Despite differences, they share common history/culture A Common Culture First peole who livied in Korea came from N. & NW. Invading armies have swept through peninsula on numerous occasions Adapted Chinese Culture Koreans adapted Chinese culture Borrowed from writing/language system Korean language is branch of Altaic group and includes Finnish,, Turkish, and Hungarian Multiple religions Daoism & Confucianism came from China Buddhism is most common N. Korea: communist gvnmt discourages religion Korean War 1945, end of WWI: korea got caught up in Cold War fight over communism

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