Secondary Sources

Yi, Pae-yong, and Ted Chan. Women in Korean History. Seoul, Korea: Ewha
Womans UP, 2008. Print.

This book we found is a secondary source. This source is a relevant to our topic
because it gives us informations about Queen Sondok. Especially it talks about the
three remarkable prophecies that Queen Sondok made during her reign. Its inforamtion
is very important to our topic because it goes into deep details about Queen Sondok
and its reliability is proved.

Bingham, Majorie. Ten Essential Women for A World History Class. World
History Connected. 2000.

<http://worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/4.3/bingham.html (16 Nov. 2014)>

This article is a secondary source. It talks about the strength Queen Seondeok used to
keep her stance against enemies. One important factor was the conflict she faced with
China but with the help of her nephew and intelligence she was able stick her ground
and didnt allow China to over throw Korea.

Connor, Mary. Famous Koreans: Six Portraits. Education About Asia. 2001.

<http://www.asian-studies.org/EAA/connor.htm (16 Nov. 2014)>

This article is a secondary source. Queen Seondeok was lucky that Confucian thinking
was as active during her reign because she would be over thrown easily. The article
details how substantially hard it is for a woman to be ruler and that there were only two
more after Queen Seondeok.

"Learn about Queen Seondeok of Ancient Korea." About. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov.
2014.

<http://asianhistory.about.com/od/southkorea/p/Queen-Seondeok-Of-Korea.htm>
This website we found is a secondary source. This source is applicable to our topic
because It provides us with a big picture of Queen Sondoks reign. Also it tell us
about Lord Bidams Revolt that Queen Sondok had to challenge near the end of her
reign.

"Queen Elizabeth VS Queen Seondeok." Friendly Korea. Voluntary Agency

Network Korea, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.

This article is a secondary source. It shows the comparison between Queen Elizabeth
and Queen Sondok. Also tells us how Queen Sondok came to the throne during a
turbulent period but she was a great queen who paved the way for Silla over the next
1000 years with her outstanding wisdom. This is very important to our topic because it
shows us how she was a good leader of Silla dynasty.

"Royal Tomb of Queen Seondeok | Official Korea Tourism Organization." Royal

Tomb of Queen Seondeok | Official Korea Tourism Organization. N.p., n.d. Web.
16 Nov. 2014.

<http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=804337>
This website is a secondary source. It is an official Korea tourism organization and it is
informing us about Royal tomb of Queen Sondok. It is located in Bomun-dong, is a
round-shaped tomb with earthen layers, 73 meters in circumference. Aside from the fact
that it was constructed using natural stones in double layers, the tomb had no other
unique features but it does tell us how she was a admirable leader by its size.

"World History Connected | Vol. 4 No. 3 | Dr. Marjorie Bingham: Ten Essential
Women For A World History Class." World History Connected | Vol. 4 No. 3 | Dr.
Marjorie Bingham: Ten Essential Women For A World History Class. N.p., n.d.
Web. 16 Nov. 2014.

This documents we found is a secondary source. It educates us about the ten essential
women in our world history and Queen Sondok is on the list. We can see the
comparisons with other nine Queens / leaders and still tell that she was a great leader
of Silla. It also informs how she interacted with religion. This source is very important to
our project because it is a reliable source from Columbia University.

Queen Sondok: The First Queen, Established the Basis for Unification of Three
Kingdoms. Korean Women Today, 66 (2000): 16

This source is a secondary source. The information in this article is relevant to our topic
since it talks about how Queen Sondok was the first queen in Korea to set foot. To our
topic, this source is important because it has the information we need to prove that
Queen Sondok had great leadership skills and also was wise, respected, and trusted by
the citizens at Silla Dynasty.

Han, Woo-keun. "5 / The Society and Culture of the Three Kingdoms." The
History of Korea. Ed. Grafton K. Mintz. Trans. Kyunh-shik Lee. Seoul: Eul-Yoo
Pub., 1970. N. pag. Print.

This book is a secondary source in which the author emphasizes on Queen Sondoks
achievements, especially that of Cheomseongdae, a astronomical building. This is
relevant to our NHD topic since it once again proves how Queen Seondeok had great
power and her achievements impacted Korea in many ways. For our project, this source
is important because it helps us bring along the significance in the queens
accomplishments.

Heon-Joon, Park, Kim Derk-Moon, Kim Ki-Seog, Ahn Hee-Yoon, and Kim DongSoo. "Noninvasive Geotechnical Site Investigation for Stability of
Cheomseongdae." Journal of Cultural Heritage, 13.1 (2012): 98-102.

This source is a secondary source. Once again, we see the importance in Queen
Seondeoks achievements, especially her construction of the observatory. This is
important to our topic and our project because we can see the outstanding reign of the
queen of Silla and how respected she was and still is to this day.

Seth, Michael J. "3 / United Silla." A Concise History of Korea: From the Neolithic
Period through the Nineteenth Century. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2006.
N. pag. Print.

This book is a secondary source. Inside this book, we can see many details about Old
Silla and Queen Seondeoks reign. Because she was the first queen to ever set foot in
Korea, she gained much respect and she accomplished many goals. One of them was
Cheomseongdae, which was the first astronomical observatory in East Asia. She built
that building and it now serves as an interesting fact about her accomplishments
throughout time.

Kim, Suchek. "A Tribute to Korea's Famed Queen." Stripes Japan. Stripes Japan,
12 Mar. 2013. Web. 26 Oct. 2014. <http://japan.stripes.com/news/tribute-koreasfamed-queen>.

This website is a secondary source. It gave us a summary of Silla dynasty ruled by

first female monarch in Korean history to rule in her own name and provides information
about Queen Sondoks achievements during Silla and it also tells us how she paved the
way for future ruling queens of Silla. This is very important source to our topic because
it shares detailed informations about Queen Sondok.

Park, Myong Hey. "Korea's Own Famous Royalty: Queen

Seondeok." Rosemont,

California Patch. Rosemont Patch, 1 May 2011. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.

<http://patch.com/california/rosemont/koreas-own-famous-royalty-queen-seondeok>.
This secondary source provides information on Queen Sondok and her reign. This
article is relevant to this topic by giving examples of her goal-oriented leadership such
as building an observatory to predict the weather for her farmers and agriculture. The
information in this article is also important to our topic because it mentions facts about
Queen Sondok before she became Queen.

"Queen Elizabeth VS Queen Seondeok." Friendly Korea, My Friend's Country.

Voluntary

Agency Network of Korea. Web. 27 Oct. 2014.

<http://korea.prkorea.com/wordpress/english/2012/03/21/queen-elizabeth-vs-queenseondeok/>.
This website we found is a secondary source. Since our topic is Queen Seondeok of
Silla, this website gave us knowledge of how she compares to another great queen,
Queen Elizabeth. By having a comparison, we are able to understand more about how
Queen Seondeok was and how she differs from other queens. This is very important to
our topic since we need to know how Queen Seondeok was a great leader and how she
was when she was alive.

"Queen Sondok (or Sonduk)." Female Hero: Queen Sondok (Women in World
History

Curriculum). Women in World History Curriculum. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.

<http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine7.html>.
This website is a secondary source and it provides informations about female
heroes in World History. This source is relevant to our topic because it gives us plentiful
of facts about Queen Sondok and comparisons between other Queens around the world.

"Queen Seondeok of SIlla." New World Encyclopedia. New World Encyclopedia,

2 Apr. 2008. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.
<http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Queen_Seondeok_of_Silla>.

This secondary source is a lengthy article detailing the life Queen Sondok. This
article is relevant to our topic by giving an example of her intelligence when she
depicted the flowers wouldnt have smell using her observations. Its information is also
very important to our topic because it goes into deep detail about her family and their
rule.

"Sondok, Queen of Silla." Sondok, Queen of Silla. RoyalWomen. Web. 26 Oct.

2014.

<http://royalwomen.tripod.com/id17.html>.
We found this secondary source about Queen Seondeok of SIlla. This source is
applicable to our topic since we are basing our project on Queen Seondeok, the first
queen of Korea. Also, this website gives us an overview of the Three Kingdoms, the
Princess of Silla, and finally Queen Seondeok and her reign over Silla.

Sun, Ngiaw Wee. "Biographical Background of Queen SUN DUK." 1martialart.

Wordpress,

30 July 2011. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.

<http://1martialart.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/biographical-background-of-queen-sunduk-a-k-a-sondok-seondeok-of-the-silla-dynasty-668-a-d/>.
This website provides secondary and primary sources. The primary source is a
photography of The Royal Tomb of Queen Seondeok and the secondary source is
summary of Queen Seondeoks achievements. This sources are applicable to our topic
since we are basing our project on Queen Sondok.

Szczepanski, Kallie. "Learn about Queen Seondeok of Ancient Korea." About

Education. About Education. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.
<http://asianhistory.about.com/od/southkorea/p/Queen-Seondeok-OfKorea.htm>.

This secondary source is a great use of information about Queen Sondok. This
article is relevant to our topic because it details one of her acts of intelligence by
arranging marriages to gain a stronger alliance with Tang China. Adding to that is the
importance it offers by explaining her construction and building such as the
Hwangnyogsa Pagoda.

Han, Woo-keun. "5 / The Society and Culture of the Three Kingdoms." The
History of Korea. Ed. Grafton K. Mintz. Trans. Kyunh-shik Lee. Seoul: Eul-Yoo
Pub., 1970. N. pag. Print.

This source is a book in which the authors overall thesis is to present a new
history of Korea that uncovers social structures of the past and also focus on the
modern period. Along the way, the author also talks about the society and culture
of the Three Kingdoms.

Holman, Sheri.
2002. Print.

. New York: Scholastic,

This source is a book. The authors, Sheri Holmans, overall thesis is to show
how Queen Sondoks life was during the times she was not yet the queen of Silla,
and how her growing up may have been.