Tigers, Tae Kwan Do, and Turtle Ships: A Glimpse of Korea Land of the Morning Calm Seoul at Night 70% of Korea is mountainous Surrounded by water, Korea has over 3,000 islands Fortified Cities due to invasions throughout history Ch'eomseongdae Astronomical Observatory 640 Turtle ships First ironclad warships 15 th century Namsan Mountain Several temples, Buddhas, Shrines. Head knocked off during invasion. Bulguksa Temple Prayer Rocks : Prayers said as rocks placed on pile Getting around *Agriculture rice, corn, barley, vegetables, root crops, fruit, eggs, chicken. Every inch of land used Fishing, Shipbuilding Leading shipbuilding country in world 7 th largest fishing industry Korean War 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 U.S. Marines storm the shore at Incheon DMZ 38 th Parallel Korean word Quiz Korean word Quiz