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  • dedicated to the memorial services in honor of the Joseon dynasty kings and ... Korean kings and queens, the excellent state of preservation of the shire complex ...
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  • Tripitaka") is a Korean collection of the Tripitaka (Buddhist scriptures ... preserved and most complete extant version of Buddhist canon in Chinese script ...
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  • 25, 1950. The resolution demanded North Korea immediately end its invasion ... The Korean Peninsula had been divided between occupation forces of ...
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  • Geom-mu refers to a traditional sword dance practiced in Korea. Korean ... Geom-mu originated during the later portion of the Three Kingdoms ...
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  • South Korea or Republic of Korea, is located in East Asia at approximately ... Surrounded on its other three sides by water, South Korea has 2,413 ...
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  • Changdeokgung (Changdeok Palace or Palace of Prospering Virtue) is ... Changdeokgung was the favored palace of many kings of the Joseon Dynasty ...
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  • The Sunshine Policy was the foreign policy of South Korea towards ... improved climate from the authoritarian South Korean regimes before 1992 ...
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  • Sohn Kee-Chung (August 29, 1912 – November 15, 2002) became the ... they published the news, and eight members of the newpaper staff were jailed ...
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  • *For the history of the Korea before its division, see History of Korea. The History of South Korea formally begins with the establishment ...
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  • The terms gyopo or dongpo in Korean refer to persons of Korean ethnic ... As with most, if not all, ancient empires, Korea's history has ...
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  • during the period following the signing of the Eulsa Treaty, when Korea ... in Haeju, Hwanghae Province (now part of North Korea). Born during the ...
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  • South Korea's foreign relations have been shaped by its evolving ... In the midst of that awful tension, shrugging off a humiliating experience ...
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  • The division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea stems from ... technically at war through today. North Korea's communist government ...
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  • many nations have invaded and occupied Korea, and some have left their ... Although a variety of different Asian peoples had migrated to the ...
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  • The Battle of Cheongsanri (Chingshanri in Chinese) was fought in October ... Although no dramatic change in the status of relations between the ...
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  • Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom, located in ... The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the turning away from communism ...
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  • The South Korean military has grown from a understaffed and under ... South Korea maintains one of the largest standing armies in the world ...
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  • Gwanghaegun or Prince Gwanghae (1574 – 1641) was the fifteenth king ... Gwanghaegun endeared himself to generations of Koreas for guiding ...
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  • Chaebol refers to a South Korean form of business conglomerate, an ... The Chaebol originates from Korea's culture and society. Korean ...
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  • North Korea claims to possess nuclear weapons, and the CIA asserts ... The world community left the MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) world ...
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  • This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, according ... * Sovereign states (country names in bold), consisting of: ...
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  • mountain on the border between North Korea and the Manchurian region ... One of the highest crater lakes in the world, called Heaven Lake ...
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  • Jeju-do (transliterated Korean for Jeju Province, short form of Jeju ... For most of the island's history, Jeju-do had little contact ...
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  • stands as the dominant figure in the Republic of Korea's history ... nation builder, rapidly modernizing the South through export-led growth ...
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  • The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関条約, "Shimonoseki ... Hotel on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and Qing Empire of China ...
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  • 釜山), is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. With a population ... Busan became Korea’s first international port in 1876. Busan was ...
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  • North Korean defectors are Koreans who have fled North Korea seeking ... Immediately following the truce ending the Korean war, South Korea ...
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  • Jikji is the abbreviated title of a Korean Buddhist document, whose ... The purpose of Jikji was to assist Buddhist monks in teaching Zen ...
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  • Hermitage") is considered to be one of the most remarkable art treasures ... Located on Mt. Tohamsan, in Gyeongju, South Korea, about one hour ...
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  • as Gando, refers to northeastern parts of the People's Republic ... Today, most of the region resides in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture ...
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  • to a traditional Korean fermented dish made of seasoned vegetables. The most ... Kimchi has been a mainstay of Korean culture for over 2,000 years ...
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  • and government official, serving in a number of posts, including Prime Minister ... Gang was born in 948 into a prominent aristocratic family in the hyeon ...
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  • was a Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean ... Many consider Ahn Chang-ho to be one of the key moral and philosophical ...
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  • Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sits on the Han River (Korea) in ... Seoul, one of the world's most densely populated major cities ...
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  • is a national research university in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1946. SNU ... Seoul National University's history presents a cross-section ...
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  • Rook is the common name for members of the Old World bird species ... intelligent, the rook adds to the wonder of nature, particularly with their ...
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  • politician. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first official Secretary-General ... troops to respond to the invasion of Korea in 1950. Prior to this ...
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  • Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo (374-413, r. 391-413) was the nineteenth ... Today, King Gwanggaeto the Great is regarded by Koreans as one of ...
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  • South Korea's contemporary culture has been shaped by the passionate ... The contemporary culture of South Korea derives from the traditional ...
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  • Buddhism has been a major force in the creation of Korean culture ... One of the foremost Buddhist temples in South Korea, Haeinsa has housed ...
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  • baring his advance in the department of agriculture in Japan, Woo served ... difficult time in Korean history, at the end of the Joseon dynasty as Japan ...
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  • term that refers to the modern notion of a Chinese nationality transcending ... The roots of the Zhonghua minzu lie in the multi-ethnic Qing Empire ...
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  • The Battle of Inchon (also Romanized as "Incheon;" ... War, conceived and commanded by U.S. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur ...
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  • :For the history of Korea before its division, see History of Korea. The history of North Korea formally begins with the establishment ...
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  • Taejo of Joseon (1335-1408; r. 1392-1398), born Yi Seonggye, was the ... who overthrew the Goryeo throne, his move of the capital to Seoul, and his ...
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  • chey") is the official state ideology of North Korea and the political ... Juche theory is a type of Marxism ideology, but it is built upon the ...
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  • Bulguksa, one of Korea's largest and most often visited temples ... The temple area is the home of six Korean National Treasures, including ...
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  • ; born June 13, 1944) is a South Korean diplomat who was the eighth ... action at the global level. How many of Ban's strong declarations ...
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  • South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...
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  • for Life Magazine. In addition to being the first female photographer to work ... whether that required sitting on top of a gargoyle on the Chrysler ...
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  • Korea has one of the longest continuous histories of any kingdom or ... Korea (Korean: 한국 in South Korea or 조선 in North Korea, see ...
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  • East Asia was one of the last areas to receive Christianity, beginning ... Korean history has long included elements of Shamanism, Confucianism ...
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  • the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Born into a prosperous ... Yuan is criticized in Chinese culture for taking advantage of both ...
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  • that is equipped to conduct observations of terrestrial events or celestial ... emissions, gamma ray bursts, and expansion of the universe. Volcano observatories ...
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  • ; Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula), is a province of ... Jilin has played an integral part in both the history of China and ...
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  • ancient kingdom established after the fall of Goguryeo. After Goguryeo's ... Balhae occupied southern parts of Manchuria (Northeast China) and ...
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  • commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities ... school and weekend programs for students of all ages, including even college ...
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  • , represents the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ ... incidents that arise between North and South Korea and a source of incidents ...
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  • primarily in the newly independent states of Central Asia. Large Korean ... A separate ethnic Korean community lives on the island of Sakhalin ...
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  • ; ancient name: 吳) is a city on the lower reaches of the Yangtze ... which followed, aristocrats constructed many of the famous private gardens ...
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  • system known as Civil law. For the area of law in common law countries ... Civil law, or continental law, is the predominant system of law in ...
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  • This article is an overview of the history of Korea, up to the division ... Paleolithic times. According to legend, Korea's first kingdom, Gojoseon ...
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  • The Allied Powers were a group of countries (also known as the Allies ... regimes. The conflict and the two sets of alliances can be seen as representing ...
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  • The term military-industrial complex (MIC) refers to the combination ... States government (especially the Department of Defense). Such collusion includes ...
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  • The March First Movement, or the Samil Movement (in Korean, samil ... The March First demonstrations established the high-water mark in ...
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  • denotes Russians citizens and/or residents of Korean descent living on Sakhalin ... The Sakhalin Koreans experienced slaughter at the hands of the Russians ...
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  • ) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in ... after the Japanese defeat and at the onset of the Chinese Civil War. The ...
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  • explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions ... economic growth and emergence as centers of technological innovation, and ...
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  • The Korean War is the name given to a civil war between the nations ... Finally, after massive swings in favor of both the North and the South ...
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  • Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong ... The site of Guangzhou has been continuously occupied since Panyu ...
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  • fight against each other for the control of political power. Some civil ... and is determined by usage, the effect of a civil war upon the population ...
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  • but most often middle schools consist of sixth, seventh, and eighth ... rise and the social and biological changes of puberty affect the students ...
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  • province, and the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, was one ... the second century B.C.E., around the fall of Gojoseon, an earlier kingdom ...
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  • who served as the second Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011 ... become the heir apparent for the leadership of the Democratic People's ...
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  • ), is a variant of Marxism-Leninism derived from the teachings of ... the preferred term by the Communist Party of China (CPC) and that the word ...
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  • MARC is an acronym, used in the field of library science, that stands ... The future of the MARC formats is a matter of some debate in the worldwide ...
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  • A hierarchical Sinocentric model of international relations, dominated ... place at the center with varying degrees of success. The Sinocentric tribute ...
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  • until 1910, lasted for five centuries as one of the world's longest running ... Shortly following the declaration of the Korean Empire in 1897, the ...
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  • North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... The history of North Korea formally began with the establishment of ...
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  • speech delivered by President Woodrow Wilson of the United States to a Joint ... Points became the basis for the terms of the German surrender, as negotiated ...
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  • The Republic of Benin is a sliver of a country in West Africa, the ... The history of the tribes and peoples who inhabited this gateway to ...
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  • The Republic of Palau is located in the Pacific Ocean some 300 miles ... The Republic of Palau consists of eight principal islands and more ...
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  • Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside ... Chinese dominate almost all the economies of Southeast Asia, and have sometimes ...
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  • Petroglyphs are images created by removing part of a rock surfaces ... theories hold that they may have been a way of transmitting information, while ...
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  • he was deeply affected by the injustice of discrimination and his lifelong ... He taught at American University's Washington College of Law ...
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  • The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, [http://www.aseansec.org/64 ... AH-see-ahn in English (the official language of the bloc) ...
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  • Yams are members of the flowering plant genus Dioscorea. They are ... In addition to addressing the physical needs of people—offering ...
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  • Bacon is any of certain cuts of meat taken from the sides, belly, ... curing process, and the ready availability of pigs made it accessible to ...
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  • Nauru (pronounced “now-roo”), officially the Republic of Nauru ... activity since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island ...
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  • The Japanese city of Hiroshima|広島市|Hiroshima-shi is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the ...
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  • has such standing. There are also a variety of ways such endorsement occurs ... The degree and nature of state backing for a denomination or creed ...
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  • ruled empires that dominated large portions of Europe and the Asia-Pacific ... On September 18, 1931, Manchuria was an object of Japanese invasion ...
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  • This article focuses on the civilization of China and its history ... and nation in East Asia. It is one of the world's oldest civilizations ...
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  • northernmost, and most sparsely populated of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions ... Hokkaidō did not officially become part of Japan until 1868, and ...
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  • located in East Asia with a population of nearly three million. Mongolia ... Mongolia was the center of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century ...
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  • Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in South America ... 1990, the country has been relatively free of the coups common to many of ...
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  • The Great Wall of China ( t=萬里長城|s=万里长城|p=Wànlǐ Chángchéng ... ) is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built ...
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