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Yalu River
separates N Korea from China
T'aebaek
most important mnt range on E coast
evolved
developed gradually
Silla dynasty
dynasty where arts flourished
Buddhism spread
set up national confucian academy to train officials
Kyongju
Silla capital
"city of gold"
aristocracy of culture
Koryo dynasty
replaced Silla in 918
Songak
Koryo capital
present day Kaesong
celadon
porcelain with unusual blue-green glaze
Yi Song-gye
general who overthrew Mongols and established Choson based on Confucian principles
Choson dynasty
last and longest lived of Korea's 3 dynasties
Yi dynasty
King Sejong
Korea's most celebrated ruler who replaced complex Chinese system of writing
hangul
Korean phonetic alphabet that uses symbols to represent sounds of spoken Korean
literacy rate
percentage of people who can read and write
Yi Sun-Shin
Korean admiral who used "turtle ships" to sail through Japanese fleets
Author
kelly
ID
135713
Card Set
history 12:3
Description
Korea and its traditions
Updated
2012-02-16T07:57:13Z
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