International, part 28: Korea's Queen Min Surprises Everyone (pt 1/2)
Vulgar History: Revolution
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Young Adult Historical Murder Mystery - The Silence of Bones
The Chosan Dynasty was the first Asian culture we've talked about on this podcast. It's a caste system with the king at the top of the pyramid and then the upper class were called the Yangban. The bulk of the population, peasants, laborers, fishermen were classified as segment. And it's not like everything was grim and awful for everyone all the time, anymore or less than anywhere else during this 500 year period.
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