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South Korea to correct misinformation regarding prehistoric age in textbooks South Korea

Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 23 March 2007  Page Views: 1789

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Country: South Korea The South Korean government said on Friday it has decided to revise its school textbooks to extend the Bronze Age on the Korean Peninsula by up to one millennium. The decision comes amid China triying to play down ancient Korea as a mythical nation in an apparent bid to claim the territory of Korea's ancient kingdoms.

The Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development said that, starting the semester that begins in March, middle and high school students will study history with the new version of the textbooks.

The revised textbooks describe the Bronze Age as having begun between 2,000 BCE and 1,500 BCE on the peninsula, up to one millennium earlier than the years described in old ones.

The ministry's decision reflects many historians' opinion that South Korea's current history textbooks carry misinformation on the dawn of the milestone period in civilization's development on its territory.

The new textbooks also give a more specific account of the founding of ancient Korea by saying that Dangun set it up in 2333 BCE, while the old version says the nation "was said to have been founded by Dangun."

Source: Yonhap News


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