Korea: History and Culture Part 2

Wang Kon was the first Korean ruler to ____.

• accept Buddhism

• unite the entire Korean Peninsula

• hire government officals

• write Korean using Chinese characters

________________ , the writing system developed by Sejong and his advisers, is still used in Korea today.

• Hangul

• Cyrillic

• Latin

• Kanji

Korean artisans printed one of the world's oldest books using ____.

• celadon

• movable metal type

• green ink

• wooden blocks

The Japanese conquered Korea in 1592.

• True

• False

During the Koryo kingdom, a new type of green-colored pottery, called ____________ , was developed

• Celadon

• Sancai

• Porcelain

• Cloisonné

Hanseong was the capital of the _______________ , which was one of the world’s longest ruling families

• Yi Dynasty

• Koguryŏ Dynasty

• Parhae Dynasty

• Silla Dynasty

General Wang Kon united the Korean Peninsula and set up the _________.

• Kaya kingdom.

• Manchu kingdom.

• Koryo kingdom

• Silla kingdom

Which group forced the Koryo king to flee?

• Chinese

• Japanese

• Mongols

• Buddhists

How is the Korean alphabet, hangul, different from the Chinese and Japanese written languages?

• It uses one letter for each sound

• It uses thousands of characters

• It uses Sanskrit characters

• It uses the Roman alphabet

What was Japan's goal when it attacked Korea in 1592?

• To conquer Korea

• To conquer China

• To capture slaves

• To capture the king