1. Tigers, Tae Kwan Do, and Turtle Ships: A Glimpse of Korea

4. Land of the Morning Calm

5. Seoul at Night

6. 70% of Korea is mountainous

7. Surrounded by water, Korea has over 3,000 islands

8. Fortified Cities due to invasions throughout history

9. Ch'eomseongdae Astronomical Observatory – 640

10. Turtle ships  First ironclad warships  15 th century

11. Namsan Mountain – Several temples, Buddhas, Shrines. Head knocked off during invasion.

12. Bulguksa Temple

13. Prayer Rocks : Prayers said as rocks placed on pile

14. Getting around

15. *Agriculture – rice, corn, barley, vegetables, root crops, fruit, eggs, chicken. Every inch of land used

16. Fishing, Shipbuilding  Leading shipbuilding country in world  7 th largest fishing industry

17. Korean War 1950 - 1953  End of WWII, Soviet troops in northern Korea, U.S. troops in southern Korea, as directed by United Nations.  Divided along 38 th Parallel.  N. Korea invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950  Millions of civilians died; nearly 50,000 American military personnel killed.  War never completely resolved  DMZ remains today

18. U.S. Marines storm the shore at Incheon

20. DMZ – 38 th Parallel

21. Korean word Quiz Korean word Quiz