1. Korea Chapter 14:iva [Image source: http://www.korea-hotel.com/pics/khimage-3.jpg]

2. A “shrimp between whales”, Korea acts as a land bridge between China and Japan. [Image source: http://icho2006.kcsnet.or.kr/image/img_main/i_ie_en_korea_map.jpg]

3. Koreans claim descent from Tangun, son of the bear god, who founded the first Korean kingdom 5,000 years ago. [Image source: http://kissmykimchi.blogspot.com/2007/10/national-foundation-day.html]

4. People from northern Asia settled in small villages and practiced shamanism. [Image source: http://heinzinsufenkl.net/knives.html

5. Han China invaded Korea in 109 B.C. [Image source: http://www.dragonpaintingservice.com/WestHanChinese%20(10).JPG]

6. Korea regained independence following the fall of the Han dynasty in A.D. 220. [Image source: http://www.uncp.edu/home/ rwb/lecture_asian_civ.htm]

7. By 313 Korea had splintered into three kingdoms – Silla, Paekche, and Koguryo. [Image source: http://www.cotf.edu/ete/images/modules/korea/k3kings.gif]

8. Between 313 and 668 Korea adopted many elements of Chinese culture, among them... [Image source:http://www.theworldwidetraveler.com/destinations/asia/south-korea/people/]

9. Confucianism,

10. ...Buddhism,...

11. ... calligraphy, and...

12. ... government.

13. Koguryo artists produced mammoth cave art murals. [Image source: http://www.natkd.com/images/Misc/mural1.jpg]

14. Queen Sondok of Silla built an astronomical observatory.

15. Silla conquered all of Korea in 668. [Image source: http://www.goldendragontkd.com/image/pic24.gif]

16. Korean potters became renowned for their porcelain. [Image source: http://antiquesandthearts.com/Archives/Images/AuctionWatch05- 21-2002-12-55-15Image1.GIF]

17. Unique dance masks were produced for religious festivities and ceremonies. [ Image source: http://f.tqn.com/y/asianhistory/1/S/x/2/-/-/GyongbukMasksChungSungJunGetty.jpg]

18. Korean scholars compiled the Tripitaka Koreana – the largest collection of Buddhist scriptures in the world. [Image source: http://www.korea.net/image/news/today/20070615004L.jpg]

19. The Yi dynasty established the kingdom of Choson in 1392. [Image source: http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/p/DSC00423.JPG]

20. Their capital was located at Hanyang (present-day Seoul). [Image source: http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/resources/korea_slides/architecture/slides/IMG0060.jpg]

21. Schools teaching the Confucian Classics were established to prepare civil service candidates. [Image source: http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln471/Images471/exam.jpg]

22. Neo- Confucianism became the state-doctrine under the Yi dynasty. [Image source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Cho_K wang-jo_in_1750.jpg/150px-Cho_Kwang-jo_in_1750.jpg]

23. Under neo-Confucianism, Koreans adopted a rigid social order similar to that of China’s. [Image source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Korean_Confucianism-Chugyedaeje-01.jpg]

24. King Sejong contributed to greater literacy when he simplified the written language. [Image source: http://people.cohums.ohio- state.edu/bender4/eall131/EAHReadings/ module02/imageforcontent/sejong.jpg]

25. The hangul is an alphabet composed of fourteen consonants and ten vowels. [Image source: http://www.kuksuldo.com/hangul.gif]

26. Scholars continued to write in Chinese characters, whereas the hangul was used to preserve folk tales and popular literature. [Image source: https://s-media-cache- ak0.pinimg.com/236x/0c/c6/e6/0cc6e64e99424beaa3789233ba6c50ba.jpg]

27. King Sejong also ordered the creation of a bronze rain gauge, resulting in the oldest record of rainfall in the world. [Image source: http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/p/DSC02198.JPG]

28. The Yi dynasty managed to repel a Japanese invasion in 1592. [Image source: http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd245/Obenjo_Kusanosuke/cheosontroops.jpg]

29. Admiral Yi-Sun-shin used ironclad warships (“turtle ships”) to destroy the Japanese fleet. [Image source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/TurtleShip1795.jpg]

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31. Following the defeat of Japan, Korea increasingly avoided contact with the outside world. [Image source: