Gojoseon

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/gojoseon

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the chronological placement?Earliest Korean state, existing from approximately 2333 BCE to 108 BCE
2. What is the geopolitical context?Occupied territory encompassing parts of modern-day North Korea, Liaoning, and Hebei provinces
3. What was Gojoseon and why is it called the first kingdom of Korea?Gojoseon was the earliest Korean kingdom, founded around the 3rd millennium BCE. It is called the first because it was the first independent state on the Korean peninsula.
4. Who is Dangun Wanggeom and what is his story?Dangun Wanggeom is the legendary founder of Gojoseon, said to have started the kingdom in the 3rd millennium BCE. His myth is part of Korea’s national identity.

Proto-Korean State: An early state considered a precursor to later Korean kingdoms and nations.
Lelang Commandery: One of four commanderies established by the Han Dynasty in northern Korea after Gojoseon's fall.
Historiography: The study of the writing of history and how historical accounts are produced and interpreted.