Korean History

Front

Korea is a landform known as a(n)_________.

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Peninsula

Front

Who founded the first Korean Kingdom?

Back

Tangun

Front

According to legend, the father of the founder of the first Korean kingdom was _______ and his mother was __________

Back

A god, a bear

Front

True or False: Early Koreans practiced Islam because Muslim merchants traded within the country.

Back

False

Front

The way to describe the rise of fall of dynasties in China is known as ____________.

Back

The Dynastic Cycle

Front

The collection of trade routes that connected China to other parts of Asia and Europe was known as___________

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The Silk Road

Front

True or False: The Three Kingdoms of Korea had so many cultural similarities that they rarely ever disagreed or fought with one another.

Back

False

Front

In 660 C.E. The Tang dynasty sided with the _________ Kingdom and with their help all of the Korea was conquered.

Back

Silla

Front

True or False: Under control of the Silla, Korea experienced a time of peace and prosperity.

Back

True

Front

After the fall of the Silla, a man named Wang Kon founded a new dynasty called the ________. It is from this dynasty that we get our English word "Korea".

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Koryo