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Evolution Korea The democratic system in South Korea is prone to populist tendencies. It's still better than we had hoped for. The country is searching for an alternative development model. The Confucian culture, which stresses respect for the ancestors as well as gendered family relationships, continues to influence the society. However, there are signs that a secularist culture is gaining ground. Origins In the prehistoric era, the ancestors of modern Koreans lived by hunting and gathering wild food. Around 10,000 years ago they began to cultivate millet, beans, and other crops. They also raised livestock and created furs. They established tribal states in Manchuria, and then on the Korean peninsula. They also created a metallurgy industry, producing bronze and later iron tools. They traded with other nations and introduced block printing to Japan along with styles of art and a written language and paper making. In 2333 BCE Gojoseon came into existence in the southern region of the peninsula. This state adopted Chinese culture that included Confucian Philosophy and Buddhism. In this time, the inhabitants of Buyeo joined Gojoseon. Gojoseon was a hierarchical state where the monarch and senior officials came from the land aristocracy, while the rest of its population were peasants. The state collected taxes from these citizens, and sometimes required them to join the army or build fortifications. Onjo, a prince from Goguryeo who was also the son of Jumong who was the founder of Goguryeo established the state of Baekje at the end of the period. The new kingdom grew into the southwest of the peninsula, and was at war against the Goguryeo commanderies and China's in the area. Baekje introduced elements of Confucian beliefs into its official beliefs and made the male-centric filiopiety concept as a law in 1390 CE. Under the guise filiopiety, fathers were responsible to their families. They had to be obeyed by all and respected by their grandchildren and children. Goryeo, who ruled from 918 until 1392 CE introduced the world to the Hangul alphabet that was based on the shapes formed by the mouth during pronunciation. This significantly improved the communication between people and led to an explosion in the writing of Buddhist texts. In addition, movable metal type printing was introduced and woodblock printing was refined. In 1145 CE the Samguk Sagi, or “History of the Three Kingdoms” was first recorded. Evolution in Korea The Korean peninsula was inhabited from Neolithic times onwards. Early evidence of human settlements is evident in the form of graves that were lined with stone, and decorated with precious items such as amazonite jewelry buried with the dead. Megalithic structures, known as dolmens and built from single large stones are widespread throughout the country. In the first half of the 1st millennium BCE, Gojoseon established itself as the first recognisable political state. The peninsula was later under the control of a variety of states during the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BC-635 CE) including Baekje and Goguryeo. In addition, the northern region of the peninsula was occupied by the Balhae kingdom, which many historians don't consider to be a legitimate Korean state. Following the Three Kingdoms, several smaller states arose in the Proto-Three Kingdoms period, or Several States Period (yeolgugsidae). In all of them, Baekje was the most powerful state but its dynasty dissolved by the fall of Goguryeo in 676 CE and left Baekje with its southern territories of Manchuria and the western region around the Hwanghae Bay, while eastern Buyeo and the Gaya confederacy thrived for some time. The Unified Silla Kingdom then emerged and the three kingdoms began to work together to expand their territories. Silla with the help of the Chinese, eventually conquered and united the peninsula in 935. As Korea enters a post-crisis era, its development paradigm seems to be changing. The people who are affronted by the huge cost of the old system would prefer the need for a comprehensive program of liberalization in capital as well as labor and product markets. On the other hand those who support the old system want to preserve it by leveraging nationalist sentiments and inflating fears of job loss. Academics and analysts are divided on the extent to which Korea's growth is influenced by these two trends. This article examines the five phases of Korea's evolution in terms of its political development including illiberal democracies (1945-60) democratic autoritarianism (1961-72) authoritarian exceptionalism (1972-1877) democratic paternalism (2001-2002) and participatory democracy (2002). This article also highlights the most important factors that appear to be driving these developments. Creationism in Korea In South Korea, 26 percent of the population is Christian. Creationists have succeeded in promoting their views among this group. A survey in 2009 revealed that nearly three-quarters of respondents did not believe in evolution. Of the respondents, 41% stated that there was not enough scientific evidence to support evolution 39% of respondents said that the theory was in contradiction to their religious beliefs and 17% said it was difficult to grasp. This level of doubt is similar to that of the United States, where a similar number of people do not accept that humans evolved from less advanced forms of life. In the past, the anti-evolutionist campaign in Korea was primarily focused on the education of students and the introduction of Christ to them. In 1980 an all-day creation science seminar was held in Seoul during the World Evangelization Crusade. Drs. Henry Morris and Duane Giss of ICR were the keynote speakers. This event attracted a huge number of professors, church leaders and scientists. The success of the event led to the creation of the Korea Association of Creation Research on January 31, 1980. The inauguration meeting was widely covered in national newspapers, including The Korea Times and Chosun Ilbo and was well-received by the public. KACR began publishing a newsletter titled CREATION. In it, the group presented its own work and published articles on the scientific evidence for the existence of God. It also translated several slides and film strips from ICR as well as some books on the subject of creationism, which were published outside of Korea. KACR members delivered lectures at universities and churches throughout the country. One instance of a KACR success story took place at the KAIST university in Seoul. There, 에볼루션바카라사이트 were fascinated by the concept of creationism that they raised the money and support to put up a small museum on campus showing creationist models of fossils and other exhibits. In addition to its public activities, KACR publishes a bimonthly news magazine called CREATION, which covers topics in creation science, and it has sponsored a series of talks by ICR staff. It has also created a network of local branch offices that offer talks and seminars to children and community groups. The evolution of South Korea In the latter half of the 19th century and beginning of 20th, Korea moved toward a Westernised lifestyle. The traditional Korean dress, the hanbok, was replaced by miniskirts and other foreign fashion elements. Similarly, traditional Korean music styles were replaced by contemporary rock and roll and jazz. In this period the samulnori, or masked dance-dramas, were loved by the public. These dramatic pieces were performed to the beat of shaman drummers and other instruments. Korea's new model of development is being developed in the wake of the economic crisis. The new regime's main challenge is the balance between the state-led economic policies and market-oriented ones. It also requires altering incentives, monitoring, or discipline schemes that have been a part of the system prior the crisis. These issues are addressed in Chapters 3 and 4. Baekje, founded by Onjo the prince and third son of Jumong of Goguryeo, was founded by people from the Hangang River area, Buyeo and other regions and also by a migrant from northern China. Baekje, one of the major regional powers in the early 4th Century expanded its territory to Mahan in north and Jeollanam-do south. It was therefore in constant conflict with Goguryeo, and the Chinese commanderies on the border. The decline of Silla between the 8th and 9th centuries resulted in the development of powerful local factions. Gungye was a nobleman from Later Baekje who established a kingdom in Songak with Songak as the capital. He ruled a portion of today's Jeolla province as well as Chungcheong. Later, he moved the capital to Wansanju and became a rival to Goguryeo. However, his rule was short-lived. After Gungye's defeat, he was overthrown by a powerful local leader Wang Geon, who united Goryeo with Baekje and Silla in 935, Later Baekje was peacefully incorporated into Goryeo as an heir state. Wang Geon also introduced fundamental reforms and strengthened the centralized ruling system. This marked the end to the Three Kingdoms Period. The Korean peninsula was later ruled by the Goryeo Dynasty. In the Three Kingdoms Period, Goguryeo Baekje Silla slowly developed into powerful states on the peninsula and in Manchuria.