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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 ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 15:38, 14 April 2023
- /spirit(s)" where people live together in a protected area or "the ... Shinshi (or Sinsi) holds a special place in the minds of Koreans North ...10 KB (1,470 words) - 22:56, 23 April 2023
- many nations have invaded and occupied Korea, and some have left their ... peoples had migrated to the Korean Peninsula in past centuries, few have remained ...14 KB (1,988 words) - 00:44, 6 March 2024
- power, Yi launched a coup d'état in 1126, sacking and burning much ... Yi Ja-gyeom. Injong also established schools in rural areas to train the sons ...12 KB (1,858 words) - 22:51, 5 February 2023
- Gaya refers to a confederacy of chiefdoms in the Nakdong River valley ... on the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria. Later in 660 C.E. Silla unified the ...15 KB (2,181 words) - 04:48, 18 April 2024
- and botanist, had been born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. Even though he ... Woo Jang-choon was born at a difficult time in Korean history, at ...17 KB (2,719 words) - 23:29, 17 May 2023
- traversing the globe for Life Magazine. In addition to being the first ... top of a gargoyle on the Chrysler Building in New York City or waiting at ...15 KB (2,278 words) - 03:53, 6 November 2022
- of the Korean-American immigrant community in the United States. He established ... the key moral and philosophical leaders of Korea during the twentieth century ...16 KB (2,495 words) - 06:55, 16 June 2023
- The Silla dynasty, emerging in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula ... numbered among the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Beginning as a chiefdom ...16 KB (2,364 words) - 22:07, 29 January 2023
- King Gongmin (공민왕 恭愍王1330 – 1374) ruled Goryeo (Korea ... the death of his wife, and was murdered in his bed in 1374 by a group ...14 KB (2,145 words) - 09:05, 20 December 2022
- Gojong, the 26th King of the Joseon Dynasty. In 1902, she received the posthumous ... Queen Min, an unlikely person to take the reins of Korea during the ...20 KB (2,984 words) - 18:31, 13 February 2024
- South Korea's contemporary culture has been shaped by the passionate ... The contemporary culture of South Korea derives from the traditional ...25 KB (3,777 words) - 02:45, 8 January 2024
- Category:Marriage and family [[Image:800px-US-hoosier-family.jpg|thumb ... on the circumstances. Alternatively, in societies dominated by the ...18 KB (2,796 words) - 23:58, 24 March 2024
- are called Bhikkhunis. The holy orders in Buddhism connect back to the ... In addition to pursuing their own spiritual advancement, Bhikkhu and ...18 KB (2,886 words) - 03:36, 1 October 2023
- East Asia was one of the last areas to receive Christianity, beginning ... ==Early religion in Korea== [[Image:Dangun as Mountain Spirit 1.jpg ...28 KB (4,148 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- she came from a family without any sons. (In Joseon Korean culture, the ... Shin Saimdang (1504-1551) was born in the village of Bukpyong, Kangneung ...16 KB (2,547 words) - 21:41, 6 October 2022
- Category:Marriage and family introducing a couple as potential partners in marriage. People in diverse ...21 KB (3,273 words) - 16:48, 7 November 2022
- mar: 고려사람), the name ethnic Koreans in the Post-Soviet states use ... from Kyongsang and Jeolla provinces in the late 1930s and early 1940s ...27 KB (3,743 words) - 04:36, 4 March 2023
- Category:Marriage and family [[Image:Othellopainting.jpeg|thumb|right ... Intermarriage is the marriage between two people of different backgrounds ...21 KB (3,227 words) - 12:55, 7 February 2023
- Religion in Korea encompasses Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity ... Religion in Korea has a multi-faceted character. Shamanism, a tribal ...34 KB (5,119 words) - 03:57, 8 December 2022
- August 1910) (also Chosun, Choson, Chosŏn) in 1392. The dynasty continued ... Shortly following the declaration of the Korean Empire in 1897, the ...39 KB (5,704 words) - 03:49, 6 August 2022
- Gruiformes. Cranes are distinguished readily in flight because they fly with ... 15 extant species of cranes, occur in the wild on all the continents ...19 KB (2,899 words) - 06:15, 11 January 2024
- groups that constitute traditional societies in certain regions of the world ... similar structures. While most are no longer in force, one common attribute ...31 KB (4,665 words) - 14:24, 29 November 2023
- The first open air museums were established in Scandinavia towards the end ... experiential education. Many museums offer in depth background information ...17 KB (2,491 words) - 00:49, 18 November 2022
- Japan made two invasions of Korea, in [Japan's Korea War: First ... hostilities. When negotiations got underway in the spring of 1593, China and ...32 KB (4,655 words) - 22:08, 8 February 2023
- as the second Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led ... In the early 1980s, Kim had become the heir apparent for the leadership ...64 KB (9,034 words) - 23:07, 3 March 2023
- associated with the church until 2010, in which Moon and a group of former ... One of the first broadsheets in the United States to adopt color photography ...31 KB (4,327 words) - 23:12, 3 May 2023
- 6, 1920) – September 3, 2012), was born in North Pyeongan Province, which ... understanding and build lasting peace in the world. A long-time opponent ...69 KB (10,533 words) - 13:50, 28 April 2023
- Category:Marriage and family Category:Submitted Marriage is a universal human institution which has formed the foundation ...46 KB (7,203 words) - 00:09, 22 October 2023
- the U.S. Territory of Guam, is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean and ... Guam, the largest island in Micronesia, is 1,500 miles (2414 km) southeast ...22 KB (3,229 words) - 03:09, 26 February 2023
- sex education, but the nature varies widely. In some countries (such as Australia ... The world's major religions concur in viewing sexual intimacy ...26 KB (3,715 words) - 19:51, 21 April 2023
- Category:Marriage and family The term polygamy (literally many marriages in late Greek) is used ...37 KB (5,815 words) - 17:42, 30 November 2023
- down, derived from custom or implied. In the United States and most ... is to understand what the rights are in "civil rights." ...29 KB (4,520 words) - 22:29, 10 December 2023
- capital Nagaoka-kyō (長岡京) at Nagaoka in 784, before moving to Heian ... During the Nara period, the power and influence of Buddhism in Japan ...19 KB (2,810 words) - 01:25, 11 November 2022
- Unification thought sees history as a theater in which God works voluntarily ... " namely reversing the "Fall" in order to enable the realization ...26 KB (3,993 words) - 02:18, 18 April 2023
- a country located on the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia. Apart from ... As a constitutional sultanate, Brunei was, in 2007, the only country ...30 KB (4,444 words) - 04:42, 22 November 2023
- 2019 to 2023. Before being elected Speaker in the 110th Congress, she was ... Speaker of the House, Pelosi ranked second in the United States line of presidential ...46 KB (6,718 words) - 20:14, 3 January 2023
- Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United ... and most important Native American sites in North America and the oldest ...32 KB (4,608 words) - 04:12, 4 November 2022
- military leaders who was instrumental in defeating the Japanese in World ... MacArthur served in the U.S. Army most of his life, participating ...47 KB (7,075 words) - 17:30, 30 January 2024
- become Prime Minister, but was passed over in favor of Stanley Baldwin. It ... Curzon's tenure in India was characterized by pomp and splendor ...36 KB (5,555 words) - 08:08, 23 January 2023
- to assuring the basic freedoms expressed in the Constitution for all people ... homeless, and prisoners. When Marshall died in 1993, an editorial in the Washington ...24 KB (3,985 words) - 17:24, 18 April 2023
- In sociology and biology, infanticide is the practice of intentionally ... In sociology and biology, infanticide is the practice of intentionally ...20 KB (2,994 words) - 22:37, 5 February 2023
- Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is an emirate in the Middle ... liberties; the press is among the freest in the region. The native Qatari ...34 KB (4,939 words) - 21:09, 14 April 2023
- Tuvalu (pronounced too-VAH-loo) is an island nation located in the ... over 350 miles (560 kilometers), north to south, has a total land area of ...20 KB (3,026 words) - 21:13, 7 March 2024
- assumed office at a watershed moment in the twentieth century: the ... Harry S. Truman was born on May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri, the eldest ...47 KB (7,091 words) - 13:31, 24 January 2023
- or creed officially endorsed by the state. In some countries more than one ... political culture and the level of tolerance in that country. Some countries ...28 KB (4,007 words) - 19:54, 9 February 2023
- of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific ... Bairiki. Nuclear tests were conducted in the region around one of the ...25 KB (3,584 words) - 23:16, 3 March 2023
- commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions around the world ... Valentine of Rome was a priest in Rome who was martyred in 269 C.E ...35 KB (5,116 words) - 14:12, 3 May 2023
- on January 20, 2001 and re-elected in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. The Bush family has a significant history in United States politics ...61 KB (9,229 words) - 08:20, 23 January 2023
- Alofi Island—with fringing reefs located in the South Pacific Ocean between ... and feasted upon the population of Alofi in a single raid in the nineteenth ...20 KB (2,970 words) - 18:47, 17 April 2023
- is an association of these churches in full communion with the Church ... The status of full communion means that all rites conducted in one ...25 KB (3,771 words) - 18:08, 27 July 2023
- Graham preached the gospel to more people in person than anyone in the history ... William Franklin Graham Jr. was born on November 7, 1918, in the downstairs ...66 KB (9,276 words) - 17:37, 31 October 2023
- as his wife after an angel appeared to him in a dream and directed him to ... Joseph's death is not recorded in the Bible. He is reported by ...18 KB (2,901 words) - 07:38, 27 February 2023
- Vietnam officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a nation in ... American involvement in the war between the communist North Vietnamese ...34 KB (4,939 words) - 20:16, 3 May 2023
- The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia, the successor ... In 2005, oil and natural gas deposits were found beneath Cambodia ...32 KB (4,636 words) - 18:49, 25 November 2023
- Nevada is a state located in the western region of the United States ... as federal land over any other state in the nation. Nearly 69 percent ...34 KB (5,052 words) - 04:36, 11 March 2023
- Turkic people of ancient Central Asia. Known in medieval Chinese sources as ... ) as the main Turkic power in the region and took hold of the lucrative ...21 KB (3,069 words) - 16:18, 29 July 2023
- Fe de Bogotá, is the capital city of the South American nation of Colombia ... Often referred to as the "Athens of South America" for its ...33 KB (4,818 words) - 05:23, 17 November 2023
- Uzbekistan, is a doubly-landlocked country in Central Asia, formerly of the ... Located in the heart of Central Asia between the Amu Darya (Oxus) ...41 KB (5,990 words) - 14:07, 3 May 2023
- Malaysia is a federation of 13 states in Southeast Asia. ... The name "Malaysia" was adopted in 1963 when the Federation ...33 KB (4,723 words) - 14:30, 29 March 2024
- to rise against Sui Dynasty rule at Taiyuan in 617 and subsequently defeated ... Tang became the dominant power in eastern Asia in 630, when Emperor ...60 KB (9,319 words) - 21:30, 31 December 2021
- However, when Louis-Napoleon became emperor in 1852, he legitimized his cousin’s ... toppled an unjust, totalitarian system in the name of brotherhood, equality ...48 KB (7,305 words) - 01:24, 11 November 2022
- , was the seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty in China, ruling from 141 B.C ... borders spanned from the modern Kyrgyzstan in the west, to the northern Korea ...44 KB (7,021 words) - 13:34, 31 January 2022
- is a Middle Eastern country situated in the southeast of the Arabian ... enabled the federation to develop rapidly in a little over 30 years, from ...41 KB (6,013 words) - 11:40, 3 May 2023
- and United States Senator from Ohio. In 1962 he was the first American ... Glenn was one of the Mercury Seven military test pilots selected in ...55 KB (7,935 words) - 02:28, 9 February 2023
- The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked South Asian nation situated ... One of the most isolated nations in the world, Bhutan is often described ...39 KB (5,985 words) - 03:39, 1 October 2023
- Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north. ... Kuwait came to international prominence in the post-World War II era largely ...41 KB (6,203 words) - 15:18, 22 March 2024
- ng Pilipinas), is an island nation located in the Malay Archipelago in Southeast ... is one of only two Roman Catholic countries in Asia, the other being East ...42 KB (6,083 words) - 15:26, 27 March 2024
- and arché meaning rule) refers to a society in which male members predominate ... around the world, and at different times in history, have attempted to ...28 KB (4,138 words) - 18:57, 23 March 2023
- east, and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south. Iraq has a narrow section ... Iraq was known in ancient times as Mesopotamia, the world's first ...56 KB (8,476 words) - 13:04, 6 March 2024
- Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey ... of the Middle East and is a vital factor in Arab politics and in Arab-Israeli ...53 KB (7,689 words) - 00:57, 21 April 2023
- central and western Africa. It is triangular in shape, bordered by the Atlantic ... diverse population is among the most urban in western Africa, large numbers ...36 KB (5,278 words) - 18:55, 25 November 2023
- Joseph Smith Jr. While theologically unique in several ways, the major doctrines ... From its headquarters in Independence, Missouri, the church places ...34 KB (5,277 words) - 00:19, 8 January 2024
- one of the most successful military leaders in history. He believed himself ... While his image in much of the world is that of a ruthless, bloodthirsty ...50 KB (8,058 words) - 06:47, 18 April 2024
- , and formerly known as "Persia" in the West, is one of the world ... importance because of its central location in Eurasia. Iran is significant ...82 KB (12,001 words) - 11:17, 6 March 2024
- War (1877–78), he had risen to a position in which he controlled all the ... Following months of civil unrest and outbreaks of violence in what ...50 KB (7,301 words) - 10:01, 26 January 2023
- Calvinism. Jean Chauvin (or Cauvin) was born in Noyon, Picardie, France. French ... and virtually ruled over an experiment in Christian government, though ...41 KB (6,575 words) - 04:41, 3 August 2022
- Marxism, in a narrow sense, refers to the thoughts and theories of ... and analysis of capitalism as it existed in Europe during the first half ...86 KB (12,847 words) - 15:58, 7 November 2022
- explained the rise and fall of civilization in The Decline of the West, Toynbee ... with whom he is sometimes confused. Born in London, Arnold J. was educated ...29 KB (4,250 words) - 03:54, 15 August 2023
- Category:Marriage and family [[Image:EN BESKYTTERINDE AF INDUSTRIEN ... Prostitution describes sexual intercourse in exchange for remuneration ...45 KB (6,813 words) - 01:19, 12 April 2023
- Turkmenistan (also known as Turkmenia) is a country in Central Asia ... With one-half of its irrigated land planted in cotton, Turkmenistan ...47 KB (6,838 words) - 00:25, 3 May 2023
- conquests, Ashoka reigned over most of South Asia and beyond, from present ... The name ‘Ashoka’ translates as “without sorrow” in Sanskrit ...35 KB (5,661 words) - 04:44, 18 August 2023
- the Soviet Union between 1928 and his death in 1953. Stalin held the title ... at the conclusion of World War II resulted in the creation of the North Atlantic ...78 KB (11,862 words) - 20:16, 24 October 2022
- became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969. He was also a naval aviator ... Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio. A graduate of Purdue ...110 KB (16,075 words) - 19:19, 31 July 2023
- Category:Marriage and family Category:Life sciences [[File:Vacuum-aspiration ... embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death, when ...56 KB (8,002 words) - 06:28, 14 June 2023
- . It is also a significant minority religion in many other Asian countries ... situate the origins of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka circa 200 B.C.E. ...32 KB (4,844 words) - 18:28, 30 April 2023
- The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church is the Christian Church ... The majority of its membership is in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. ...80 KB (12,653 words) - 04:49, 16 December 2022
- Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death. His Marxist ... Born the son of a wealthy farmer in Shaoshan, Hunan, Mao adopted a ...95 KB (14,231 words) - 15:44, 12 June 2023
- angles, thus producing different colors. In addition to clothing, silk ... also are produced by two giant silkworms in the Saturnidae family, Samia ...35 KB (5,365 words) - 20:11, 21 April 2023
- period of peacetime economic expansion in its history. In 1998, as a ... Since leaving office, Clinton has been very actively involved in public ...54 KB (7,922 words) - 11:07, 10 May 2023
- media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting ... on intermittent exchanges with China and Korea. When Japan came into contact ...78 KB (11,609 words) - 09:53, 1 April 2024
- Shakyamuni (“sage of the Shakyas,” in Pali "śakamuṇi" ... " that bind us to suffering and keep us in ignorance. More than any other ...39 KB (6,288 words) - 18:32, 22 November 2023
- When the attempt to overthrow Cuban President Fulgencio Batista in ... Communist Party rule, the first and only in the Western Hemisphere. Policies ...103 KB (15,063 words) - 17:34, 26 March 2024
- (1783) after the defeat of British forces in the Revolutionary War. Its ... considered essential by plantation owners in the South, was reluctantly ...83 KB (12,275 words) - 11:52, 3 May 2023
- Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in southwestern ... its global empire which included possessions in Africa, Asia and South America ...88 KB (12,576 words) - 00:25, 12 April 2023
- on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity ... Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. He was the ...67 KB (9,596 words) - 04:41, 28 April 2023
- Republic of Ethiopia, is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. It has ... The long reign of monarchs came to an end in 1974, when a pro-Soviet ...47 KB (6,926 words) - 04:34, 22 March 2024
- ), is a country located in Southern Europe, with two small exclaves ... country with the ninth-largest economy in the world. Spain's history ...115 KB (17,210 words) - 19:06, 7 February 2023
- founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China ... into China, massive rebellions and defeats in wars, including the Opium Wars ...45 KB (7,044 words) - 07:44, 3 July 2022
- African-American women artists who followed in her footsteps. Houston began singing in church as a child and became a background ...197 KB (27,840 words) - 23:40, 20 June 2019
- city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. ... the most important cultural and financial centers in the world. ...184 KB (26,093 words) - 20:54, 1 February 2024
- The largest country in the world by land area, Russia has the world ... the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. After the Soviet ...137 KB (20,217 words) - 18:16, 22 December 2022
