Korea Crossword Puzzle for Kids
Free printable educational crossword puzzle. Every clue is a plain-English sentence from the Simple English Wikipedia article on Korea, with the key word blanked out.
Korea Crossword
Name: ____________________ Date: ______________
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Across
- 1. The United States and the Soviet Union _____ the people of Korea would be free and independent. (6 letters)
- 2. The people of the United States and Japan wanted to _____ with Korea. (5 letters)
- 6. In the year 372, the _____ Buddhism came from China to Korea. (8 letters)
- 7. Bronze-type printing _____ was invented in Goryeo Dynasty. (10 letters)
- 8. In the year 1910, the _____ of Japan made Korea a colony of Japan. (7 letters)
- 11. An amusing _____ is reported as having occurred about this time. (8 letters)
Down
- 1. North and South Korea and their _____ fought against each other in the Korean War. (6 letters)
- 3. But there are _____ poor areas, even in South Korea. (5 letters)
- 4. When he came back to Korea, he changed the _____. (7 letters)
- 5. In 1948, it split into two _____: North Korea and South Korea. (9 letters)
- 9. Korea is a _____ in northeast Asia, Korean _____. (9 letters)
- 10. In the year 1392 a man from the military of Korea _____ to China. (4 letters)
- 12. Europeans had little knowledge about Korea until the _____ era. (6 letters)
- 13. For this reason it is that the Mongols _____ so many of them. (4 letters)
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Korea Word Search
Name: ____________________ Date: ______________
Words to Find
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Pick the word that completes each sentence from the Simple English Wikipedia article.
Is the sentence correct? Some sentences have one word altered.
Click a clue, then click the word it belongs to.
Unscramble each word. The clue is the sentence it was taken from.
How to Solve & Use the Answer Key
This is a fill-in crossword. Each clue is a sentence from the Simple English Wikipedia article on Korea, with the key term blanked out. The number in parentheses shows the letter count. Solve interactively on screen or check Show answers to view the answer key. To print a clean student worksheet, press Print Puzzle.
Korea Crossword Answer Key & Definitions
Show Complete Answers & Word Definitions
- 1 Across: AGREED
- 2 Across: TRADE — To trade is to willingly give things or services and get other things or services in return. Simple English Wikipedia: Trade
- 6 Across: RELIGION — Religion is a set of beliefs and social-cultural systems, including certain practices, morals, beliefs and worldviews, that relate humanity to supernatural or spiritual elements—though there is no current fully agreed definition on what a religion exactly is. Simple English Wikipedia: Religion
- 7 Across: TECHNOLOGY — Technology is the skills, methods, and processes used to achieve goals. Simple English Wikipedia: Technology
- 8 Across: EMPEROR — An emperor (female equivalent: empress) is a male who rules an empire. Simple English Wikipedia: Emperor
- 11 Across: INCIDENT — The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response providing a common hierarchy within which responders from multiple agencies can be effective. Wikipedia: Incident Command System
- 1 Down: ALLIES — An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether an explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Wikipedia: Alliance
- 3 Down: STILL — A still is a tool used to clean a liquid. Simple English Wikipedia: Still
- 4 Down: KINGDOM — A kingdom is the most common type of monarchy. Simple English Wikipedia: Kingdom
- 5 Down: COUNTRIES — A country is a distinct territory with defined borders, boundaries, people and government. Simple English Wikipedia: Country
- 9 Down: PENINSULA — A peninsula is a region of land that projects into a body of water. Simple English Wikipedia: Peninsula
- 10 Down: WENT
- 12 Down: MODERN — Modernism is an art movement together with a philosophical movement and a religious movement. Simple English Wikipedia: Modernism
- 13 Down: TAKE — A take is a performance which is continuously recorded. Simple English Wikipedia: Take
Definitions adapted from Simple English Wikipedia and Wikipedia articles (week 2026-W41), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Read about Korea
Korea is a peninsula in northeast Asia, Korean Peninsula. Korea became a country (or state) in 918.
In 1948, it split into two countries: North Korea and South Korea. North and South Korea and their allies fought against each other in the Korean War.
People have lived in Korea for about 15,000 years. In the past, some of modern Manchuria and Siberia was governed by Korea. Korea is known for its fine silk. In the 7th century, the people of China sought after gold-workers from Korea. Europeans had little knowledge about Korea until the modern era.
South Korea has over 50 million people, and North Korea has more than 23 million. South Korea's biggest city is Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The city has more than 10 million people and the region of Seoul has more than 15 million people. North Korea's biggest city is Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It has fewer than 4 million people.
Korean people speak the Korean language. Many people in South Korea study English and other languages such as Chinese and Japanese at school.
History
Gojoseon is the first state in Korean history. It was established in 2333 BCE. Its real name is Joseon, but it is called Gojoseon to make it different from other Joseon in Korean history. Go is a Korean prefix meaning 'old'. The founder of Gojoseon is said to be Dangun. The Korean people believe that Dangun established the country on October 3rd, and still celebrate that day. In Korea, October 3rd is a national holiday, which is named Gaecheonjeol (The day heaven opened). It is said to be the day that Dangun's father whose name is Hwan-ung came from the sky on October 3rd 2457 BCE. Later, Gija, a legendary sage from the Shang Dynasty of China allegedly arrived in Gojoseon and was enoffed as its king. Gojoseon was destroyed by the Chinese Han Dynasty in 108 BCE.
After Gojoseon had been destroyed, there were many confederations in the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria: Mahan, Byeonhan, Jinhan, Buyeo, Dongye, Okjeo, Goguryeo, and so on. The ancient confederation countries later merged into three more powerful kingdoms and an advanced confederation country.
Between 57 BC and the year 668 there were three kingdoms in the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria. The names of the kingdoms were: Silla, Goguryeo and Baekje. In the year 372, the religion Buddhism came from China to Korea. Buddhism was very important in Korea.
In the year 660, the kingdom of Silla invaded the kingdom of Baekje. In the year 668 the kingdom of Silla invaded the kingdom of Goguryeo. The people of Goguryeo ran away and made a new kingdom with the name Balhae. After a little time, the kingdom of Balhae was invaded and conquered by the Liao Dynasty.
When Silla was the only country, it had the name Unified Silla. In the Silla kingdom Buddhism was very important.
Text adapted from the Simple English Wikipedia article “Korea” (revision 10812636, 2026-04-09), authors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.