• Korea, 1400-1600 A.D. [Timeline of Art History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art]
"In an attempt to distance themselves from the former Koryô court and rejuvenate the country, the rulers of the new Chosôn dynasty (1392–1910) severely curtail the practice of Buddhism and embrace Neo-Confucianism as the official state ideology." With a period overview, list of key events, and nine related artworks.

• Korea, 1600-1800 A.D. [Timeline of Art History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art]
"The Manchu invasions of the Korean peninsula and the subsequent establishment of the Qing dynasty in China during the first half of the seventeenth century shape the Chosôn elite's view of its own culture. Scholars and officials increasingly take an interest in Korea's history, geography, agriculture, literature, and art." With a period overview, list of key events, and eight related artworks.

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Lesson Plan • Famous Koreans: Six Portraits: Admiral Yi Sun-Shin [Education About Asia, Association for Asian Studies]
Lesson plan designed "to provide an opportunity for students to learn about famous Koreans through readings and/or dramatizations." Brief overviews of the lives of six notable figures in Korea's history, including Admiral Yi Sun-shin (1545-1598). Each overview is imagined as a first-person narrative written by the historical figure.

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Primary Source w/DBQs • Excerpts from the Pangye surok: Yu Hyôngwôn on Abolishing Slavery [PDF] [Asia for Educators]

Primary Source w/DBQs • Excerpts from Preface to the Genealogy of the Andong Kwôn, by Sô Kôjông [PDF] [Asia for Educators]

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Primary Source w/DBQs • Excerpts from the Sejong sillok: Reform of Funerary Practices, 1437 [PDF] [Asia for Educators]

Primary Source w/DBQs • Excerpts from the Sôngjong sillok: Prohibition Against Remarriage of Women, 1447 [PDF] [Asia for Educators]

Primary Source w/DBQs • Excerpts from Instructions to My Daughter, by Song Siyôl [PDF] [Asia for Educators]

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