Medieval Korea Vocab

 Something gained by working for it.

• Hangul

• achievement

• tribute

• Sejong

 One of the longest-lasting dynasties ever, it brought 500 years of peace to Korea

• Yi Dynasty

• Koryo

• The Silla Kingdom

• The Three Kingdoms

The Korean alphabet, consisting of letters that are sounded out, similar to English.

• Koryo

• Achivement

• Hangul

• Sejong

A payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of submission or protection.

• Hanseong

• achivement

• shamanism

• tribute

The capital of Korea during the Yi Dynasty.

• Hanseong

• Koryo

• Sejong

• The Silla Kingdom

he period between 300 C.E. and 700 C.E. when Korea was ruled by three kingdoms, before it was united by the Silla Kingdom.

• The Three Kingdoms

• Yi Dynasty

• Hanseong

• The Silla Kingdom

The dynasty founded in 935 by General Wang Kon, and which the name “Korea” in English comes from.

• Hangul

• Sejong

• Koryo

• Tribute

The kingdom that united Korea after siding with the Chinese and spread Buddhism and Chinese influences throughout Korea.

• Shamanism

• Hanseong

• The Three Kingdoms

• The Silla Kingdom

The ability to read or knowledge of what has been read.

• achievement

• literacy

• tribute

• Sejong

A religion based on the belief that only certain people can communicate with spirits, and they could be relied on to connect the human and spiritual world.

• Tribute

• Sejong

• Shamanism

• Hanseong