Exploring the Joseon Dynasty: A Quiz on Korean History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

during the Korean Joseon period, royal physicians squeezed milk from cows to make tarakjuk, a milk porridge, which was served only for the king and royalty.

because of the strict sex segregation of the era based on Confucianism, Korea's Joseon Dynasty created a class of specialist female physicians known as Uinyeo.

the 500-year-old title Yeonguijeong was created in 1400 CE during the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, and given to the Chief State Councilor as the highest government position of "Uijeongbu".

the Joseon Korean official Choe Bu wrote a travel diary about his shipwrecked stay in Ming China that eventually became widely printed in Korea and Japan during the 16th century.

the Korean painter of the Joseon period, Byeon Sang-byeok, was referred to as "Byeon Cat" because of his dedication to cat paintings such as Myojakdo (pictured).

a wonsam (pictured) was a female ceremonial robe for the queen, royalty, and nobility during the Korean Joseon Dynasty, though commoners could wear it for their weddings.

a jobawi is a Korean traditional winter cap with ear-flaps which was worn by women during the late Joseon Dynasty.

gungnyeo is a generic Korean term referring to court ladies who waited on the king and royalty during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties of Korea.

dangui (pictured) was an upper garment worn by the royal women and court ladies for ceremonial occasions during the Korean Joseon Dynasty.

Irworobongdo (pictured) is a Korean folding screen with a stylized landscape painting for symbolizing the political cosmology of the Joseon Dynasty.

namsadang is a Korean itinerant troupe during the Joseon Dynasty that performed acrobatics (example pictured), dancing, and playing like a circus.

Sanggung was an official title of the senior fifth rank, the highest attainable for gungnyeo, a lady-in-waiting during the Joseon Dynasty of Korea.

King Yeongjo of the Korean Joseon Dynasty was said to have been born of a concubine from the musuri slave class.

Exploring the Joseon Dynasty: A Quiz on Korean History

1 Who of the following was a deputy to the Joseon Dynasty?

2 Koreans offered brocades, jewelries, ________, silk, and porcelain, renowned famous worldwide.

3 What type of government did the Joseon Dynasty have?

4 Furthermore, many descendants live throughout the United States, Canada and ________, having settled elsewhere, outside of Korea.

5 What is the capital of the Joseon Dynasty?

6 What era did the Joseon Dynasty belong to?

7 Kim Gi-Doo and Gang Yoon found that ________ could protect against bullets if thick enough, and devised bullet-proof vests made of 30 layers of cotton.

8 Especially, the population of ________ region's Yangban class was expected to reach nearly 70 percent in 1858.

9 Who of the following is/was the leader of the Joseon Dynasty?

10 The Chinese defeat in the 1894 war led to the Treaty of Shimonoseki between ________ and Japan, which officially guaranteed Korea's independence from China.

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