Geography
Early Korea & Japan
Medieval Korea
Medieval Japan
Bonus
100
  • 100: Korea is an example of this landform, a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.


  • Answer: What is a peninsula?
100

In early Japan, this belief system held that spirits, or "kami," exist in all things in nature.



  • Answer: What is Shinto?
100

 This dynasty, which gives Korea its English name, ruled from 918 to 1392.

  • Answer: What is the Goryeo Dynasty?
100

How were the islands made in japan

volcanoes

100

both the goryeo Dynasty of korea and the kamakura shogunate of Japan experianced significant external threats from this formidable nomadic empire

what is the mongol empire

200
  • 200: Japan is an example of this, a chain or group of islands.


  • Answer: What is an archipelago?
200

This prince is credited with creating Japan’s first constitution and spreading Buddhism.



  • Answer: Who is Prince Shotoku?
200

who took power during 1200 to 1400

 what is mongol

200

what is the main thing on japanese islands

mountains

200

a defining characteristic of medieval Japanese society, this sociopolitical system was also mirrored in certain aspects of Korean feudal structures during the goryeo period

what is feudalism

300

 These are the four largest islands of Japan: Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, and this main island.



  • Answer: What is Honshu?
300

 Before the unification of the peninsula, Korea was divided into these three kingdoms.



  • Answer: What are Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla?
300

This 13th-century invasion by a empire from Mongolia greatly impacted the goryeo dynasty

What is the mongol invasions

300

while goryeo is famous for its celadon, this east Asian nation during its medieval period also develop distinctive ceramic traditions, including the sancai glazes

what is china

400

This body of water separates the Korean Peninsula from the islands of Japan.



  • Answer: What is the Sea of Japan (or East Sea)?
400

This powerful clan ruled most of Japan during the 500s AD and claimed imperial descent.



  • Answer: Who were the Yamato?
400

The goryeo Dynasty is renowned for its exquisite production of this distinctive blue-green pottery

what is Celadon

400

beyond millitary leaders, both medieval Korea and Japan saw the significant influence of this major religion, which shaped their art, philosophy, and social structures

what is buddhism

500

Because of its location, the Korean Peninsula is often referred to as this type of link between China and Japan.

  • Answer: What is a bridge?
500

Koreans adopted these two major spiritual and philosophical traditions from China.



  • Answer: What are Buddhism and Confucianism?
500

This was the capital city of the goryeo Dynasty for most of its existence, now known as kaesong

what is songdo

500

the names of both the Korean dynasty that gave Korea its modern English name and the dominant warrior class in medieval japan are derived from the phonetic pronunciation of these Chinese characters

what is hanja

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