Korea: History and Culture Crossword Activity

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  1. 1. The English word “Korea” comes from this term
  2. 5. The Choson dynasty was forced to pay tribute to these Chinese rulers.
  3. 7. Founded the Koryo dynasty and became the first Korean ruler to unite the entire Korean Peninsula.
  4. 13. Traditional Korean clothing
  5. 14. This kingdom ruled the southwest part of Korea
  6. 15. Silla society was made up of a few nobles at the top and a large group of ______ below
  7. 16. The printing of Buddhist sacred texts with _____ blocks was another Silla achievement
  8. 17. Because of its closeness, this country has for centuries played a critical role in Korean politics, culture, and technology.
  9. 18. In the 300s, Koguryo artists created enormous types of these paintings.
  10. 19. Each kingdom was ruled by a powerful _____ with the help of scholarly officials and noble families.
  11. 20. Choson rulers set up their capital here, which became the the site of Seoul, the modern capital of South Korea.
  12. 23. These invaders destroyed parts of cities and towns in Korea, including the celadon factories.
  13. 25. Name given to ships produced by Korean admiral Yi Sun-shin.
  14. 26. Chinese culture spread throughout Korea partly through the travels of Buddhist _____.
  15. 28. A unique system of heating used by Koreans
  16. 29. Korea’s national dish made of spicy pickled vegetables and is as full of flavor as it is rich in vitamins and minerals.
  17. 30. A person related by birth such as a child or grandchild
  18. 32. Chinese soldiers, traders, and _____ moved into Korea, bringing with them ideas about government, writing, and farming.
  19. 33. Sejong used bronze to invent the first instruments for measuring this.
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  1. 2. Korean military general who founded the Choson dynasty
  2. 3. By the late 600s, with this Chinese dynasty's help, the Silla were able to conquer Koguryo and Paekche.
  3. 4. Korean Buddhist monks traveled to China and India and brought this back with them.
  4. 6. This Chinese dynasty was the first to take note of Korea because of its strategic location and conquered the northwest part in 108 BCE.
  5. 8. Setup by the Silla to train government officials based on the philosophy of Confucianism.
  6. 9. This type of pottery is known for its green color and elegant shapes and is considered among the finest porcelain in the world.
  7. 10. Merchants, artisans, and scholars from this country settled in Paekche and introduced elements of their culture there.
  8. 11. In Silla, a queen built this type of observatory that still stands today and is considered the oldest observatory in Asia.
  9. 12. Silla kings tried to create an ideal ________ kingdom.
  10. 13. Korean alphabet that uses symbols to represent sounds. It uses one letter for each sound, similar to the English alphabet.
  11. 21. Percentage of Korea covered by mountains.
  12. 22. Dynasty that lasted for more than 500 years and allowed the Yi family to become one of the world’s longest-ruling families.
  13. 24. Korea is a large, mountainous _____ that juts out from the Asian continent into the Sea of Japan
  14. 27. This kingdom ruled the northern part of Korea
  15. 31. This kingdom ruled the southeast part of Korea
  16. 32. Choson king interested in science and technology.