Tag: Korea

  • Honoring Our Heroes: The History and Celebrations of Veterans Day and Memorial Day

    Veterans Day celebrates all U.S. military members, while Memorial Day honors those who died serving. Both holidays embody immense gratitude for military sacrifices.

  • Asian Studies: Korea and Japan Map Quiz

    Russia: Vladivostok, Sakhalin Is, Sea of Oskhotsk DPRK: Pyongyang, Yalu R, Korea Bay RoK: Seoul, Pusan, Cheju Is, Korean Strait Japan Islands: Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu, Hokkaido, Ryukyu Is, Okinawa        Cities: Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Osaka, Tokyo-Yokohama, Fukushima, Sendai, Sapporo Sea of Japan, Pacific O, East China Sea, Philippine Sea

  • Asian Studies: Ancient Korea

    Use the following three links to read about the end of the Ancient Period in Korea. You will notice that the regional power, Silla, Unified most of Korea. They were then overthrown by the Goryeo period. Finally by 1300 the modern dynasty of Joseon took power and retained it until the later 1800s. Use the…