Korean History (Prehistory to Fall of Goguryeo)

Twenty percent of Korea's land is

• inhabitable

• arable

• mountainous

The Korean language may be a branch of this language family, which includes Turkish, Mongolian, and Japanese.

• Uralic

• Indo-European

• Altaic

The earliest inhabitants of the Korean peninsula that can be linked with modern day Koreans have been dated to about

• 8000 BCE

• 5000 BCE

• 3000 BCE

The first walled town states in Korea rose from about the 11th century BCE. In China, this was concurrent with

• The late Shang Dynasty

• The late Zhou Dynasty

• The late Xia Dynasty

Korea's first and most advanced iron-age kingdom.

• Jin

• GoJoseon

• Buyeo

The Han (Martial Emperor) Wudi conquered Wiman Joseon and set up four commanderies. The most important of these was

• Zhenfan

• Lintun

• Lelang

The process by which non-Chinese societies come under the influence of Chinese culture, particularly Han-Chinese culture, language, societal norms, and ethnic identity.

• Han Reformation

• Confucianism

• Sinicization

After conquering __________ in 660, Tang and ________ armies invaded ___________ from the north and south in 661.

• Goguryeo / Silla / Baekje

• Baekje / Silla / Goguryeo

• Baekje / Goguryeo / Silla

Surviving Goguryeo aristocrats ruled over mostly Malgal people to form the this new state.

• Balhae

• Buyeo

• Manju