Korean History

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

• Island

• Plateau

• Peninsula

• Archipelago

Who founded the first Korean Kingdom?

• Tangun

• Wendi

• Kublai Khan

• Yangdi

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

• A wolf, a bear

• A god, a bear

• The Earth, a god

• A bear, a tiger

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

• True

• False

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

• Neo-Confucianism

• The Mandate of Heaven

• The Dynastic Cycle

• The Dynastic Mandate

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

• The Porcelain Road

• The Silver Road

• The Golden Road

• The Silk Road

Which of the following were the Three Kingdoms of Korea?

• Silla

• Koguryo

• Koryo

• Paekche

• Sonje

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

• True

• False

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

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

• True

• False