The Origins
The Period of the Three Kingdoms
Late Silla
Places
People
100
A language group with which Korean share linguistic characteristics
What is the Altaic language group?
100
What is a kayagum?
100
The Chinese dynasty that served as the model for Silla
What is Tang?
100
One of the names Koreans call their country
What is Chosŏn?
100
The legendary founder of Korea
Who is Tan'gun?
200
Hereditary system of hierarchal ranks in Silla
What is the bone-rank system?
200
The year Silla and Tang won against Paekche
What is 660?
200
A Buddhist sect
What is Hwaŏm?
200
The second state on the Korean peninsula besides Silla
What is Parhae?
200
A general from China who became king in Chosŏn
Who is Wiman?
300
Two of the most important literary sources for early Korea
What is the Samguk sagi and the Samguk yusa?
300
The year Silla and Tang won against Koguryo
What is 668?
300
A poetic form
What is hyangga?
300
A coastal city where the Pulguk-sa and Sokkuram can be found
What is Kyŏngju?
300
Koguryo general, "symbol of national resistance"
Who is Ulchi Mundŏk?
400
The Three Kingdoms
Silla, Paekche, Koguryŏ
400
The year Silla won against Tang
676
400
A way to write Korean by using Chinese characters
What is idu?
400
The capital of Koryŏ
What is Kaesŏng?
400
Silla general, epitome of the “Hwarang”
Who is Kim Yusin?
500
The dynasty that unified China for the first time
What is Qin?
500
What is the Kwanggaet’o?
500
King of the Yellow Sea
Who is Chang Pogo?
500
The capital of Silla
What is Kyŏngju?
500
The founder of the Hwaŏm school in Silla
Who is Uisang?