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Culture of Korea. The history of education in Korea can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms of Korea, or even back to the prehistoric period. Both private schools and public schools were prominent. Public education was established as early as the 400 AD.
Elementary schools (Korean: 초등학교, 初等學校, chodeung hakgyo) consists of grades one to six (age 8 to age 13 in Korean years —7 to 12 in western years). The South Korean government changed its name to the current form from Citizens' school (Korean: 국민학교, 國民學校. In elementary school, students learn the following subjects.
828: Jang Bogo establishes Cheonghaejin, a major center of trade with China, Japan, and Vietnam. 892: Silla begins to lose control of parts of the peninsula as the brief Later Three Kingdoms period begins. 897: Queen Jinseong of Silla dies. She was the third and last queen regnant in Korean history. 900: Hubaekje ("Later Baekje") established in ...
Culture of Korea. The Lower Paleolithic era on the Korean Peninsula and in Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago. [1][2][3] The earliest known Korean pottery dates to around 8000 BC and the Neolithic period began thereafter, followed by the Bronze Age by 2000 BC, [4][5][6] and the Iron Age around 700 BC.
The Gwangju Student Independence Movement (Korean: 광주 학생 독립 운동; Hanja: 光州學生獨立運動), or Gwangju Student Movement, was a protest in Gwangju between October and November 1929 against the Japanese occupation of Korea. It is considered the second-most important Korean independence movement in the period of the Japanese ...
The Joseon Dynasty under the reign of Sejong the Great was Korea's greatest period of scientific advancement. In the first half of the 15th century, around 62 major accomplishments were made in various scientific fields. Of these, 29 came from Korea alone compared to 5 from China and 28 from the rest of the world.
Education in the Joseon dynasty of Korea was largely aimed at preparing students for government service. The ultimate goal of most students was successful passage of the state examinations, known as gwageo. Educational institutions were extremely widespread in the country, and can be divided into public and private.
918-1392 Goryeo - the national civil service examinations ( gwageo) established in 958; 1392-1910 Joseon, see Education in the Joseon Dynasty. 1910-1945 Korea was under Japanese occupation, see: Education in Japanese rule. Since 1945, Korea has been divided into two separate countries. For North Korea, see Education in North Korea.