Korea Mini-Quiz

This is seen as the cultural land bridge between China and Japan.

• India

• Mongolia

• Asia

• Korea

1 of the 3 Kingdoms - northern Korean. They were heavily influenced by the Chinese in areas of calligraphy, Buddhism, and Confucianism.

• Koryo

• Koguryo

• Peakche

• Silla

Early Koreans believed that _______________ could communicate with spirits.

• shamans

• Hangul

• celadon

• Yamato

With the help of the _________, the Silla finally were able to conquer Paekche and Koguryo.

• Japanese

• Koreans

• Chinese

• Indians

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

• Sanskrit

• Hangul

• Manchu

• Silla

Yi emperor who ruled in the 1400s. directed the development of the Korean alphabet; led advancements in science.

• Yi Song-gye

• Sejong

• Tangun

• Wang Kon

Innovative Korean ships whose decks were protected with iron plating. These were called ________________ Ships.

• Titanic

• Turtle

• Pink Fluffy Bunny

• Yoda

Korea is a mountainous ____ in East Asia.

• archipelago

• mainland

• peninsula

• island

21) What is hangul?

• The phonetic Korean alphabet developed by Sejong the Great
• The ideographic writing system adopted by Korea from China
• A famous style of poetry from Korea
• The name of a collection of important Confucian Texts written in Korean.

23) What is celadon?

• Unique style of porcelain with a blue-green glaze
• A super-realistic style of painting
• A three-line style of poetry
• A form of jade sculpture developed in Korea