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

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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

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20 DMZ – 38 th Parallel

21 Korean word Quiz Korean word Quiz


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