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kingdoms: Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, and Kaya. Goguryeo, the largest, was mostly located in modern china, russia, and north Korea, while the others were squished in the southern half of south Korea. Goguryeo lasted from 37 BC to 668 AD. Only a minute record of Goguryan culture remains today, due to the wars the country frequently waged. What is known is that the people of this region often wore a predecessor of the “hanbok” (Hangul: 한복, Hanja: 韓服). In October, the people of Goguryeo celebrated

The name Korea derives from Goryeo, itself referring to the ancient kingdom of Goguryeo, the first Korean dynasty visited by Persian merchants who referred to Koryŏ (Goryeo; 고려) as Korea.[28] The term Koryŏ also widely became used to refer to Goguryeo, which renamed itself Koryŏ in the 5th century.[29] (The modern spelling, "Korea", first appeared in late 17th century in the travel writings of the Dutch East India Company's Hendrick Hamel.[29]). Despite the coexistence of the spellings Corea and

upon civil war and the attempt to create a single unified country through force if necessary. Between 57 AD and 668 AD, the land that is now known as North and South Korea was called the Three Kingdoms because of its division into three kingdoms, Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla. Following this period, between 698 and 926 AD, Korean history was in the midst of the North South States Period wherein Silla became united and coexisted alongside Balhae at point both above and below the peninsula. After this

state had rich cultural and trade exchanges with Japan and southern China. Goryeo absorbed Dongye, Okjeo, and Buyeo. Goguryeo was the strongest of the three states of the Three Kingdom period. Silla was the last of the three kingdoms. Developing around 200 BC, Silla became very powerful. Silla had cultural exchanges with Goguryeo or Baekje . By 667 AD, Silla conquered both Goguryeo and Baekje and became the most powerful state in Korea. By 935 AD, the Goryeo state defeated Silla to hold a dominant

There are two types of rights bestowed upon a person, that of legal rights versus natural rights. Legal rights are those bestowed by a given legal system, where as natural rights are those not contigent upon the law, custom, or beliefs by any particular culture and government. These are the basis of modern day universal and inalienable rights, bestowed upon every human being by birth. These rights cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws. From these two types of rights, particularly that of

important staples of the Korean diet. Early myths of the foundations of various kingdoms in Korea center on grains. One foundation myth relates to Jumong, who received barley seeds from two doves sent by his mother after establishing the kingdom of Goguryeo.[4] Yet another myth speaks of the three founding deities of Jeju Island, who were to be wed to the three princesses of Tamna; the deities brought seeds of five grains which were the first seeds planted, which in turn became the first instance of

Pete Seeger sang, “sailing up my dirty stream, still I love it and I’ll keep the dream
.” All around the world, rivers that are culturally and economically important are being polluted. Three examples of this unfortunate phenomena are the Ganges River in India, the Han River in Korea, and the Hudson River in the United States. Hindus consider the Ganges to be the goddess Ganga personified. They believe that bathing in the river is cleansing, resulting in the forgiveness of sins and salvation. All

Taekwondo (태권도; 跆拳道; Korean pronunciation: [tʰɛkwʌndo])[a] is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae (태, 跆) means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon (권, 拳) means "to strike or break with fist"; and do (도, 道) means "way," "method," or "art." Thus, taekwondo may be loosely translated as "the art of the foot and fist" or "the art of kicking and punching." In 1989, taekwondo was the world's most popular martial art, as measured by the number of practitioners.[1]

The Major Change in Sui, Tang Song Dynasty What are the major changes in political structures, social, and economic life in The Sui, Tang, and Song Dynasty. Well during the period of the dynasty that China was unified again when Young Jian a member of aristocratic family from northern china founded a new dynasty known as Sui. The Sui dynasty started 581 and ended 618bit was founded by Sui Wendi or Yang Jian. The major changes that occurred were reduce the rich-poor social gap, enhanced

The Impact of Chinese Culture on Developing Civilizations Early chinese civilization was very well in control of Asia and assumed the role of ‘big brother” to its neighboring Asian countries of Japan, Vietnam, and Korea. Japan, Korea, and Vietnam were absolutely affected by China, being affected by Chinese religion, government, and sky’s the limit from there. Even if you look at current day Asia, those countries still possess a lot of Chinese influence. Buddhism and Confucianism