Today, the Korean Peninsula is divided into North Korea and South Korea by an area called the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
The name Korea comes from the Goryeo dynasty. This dynasty ruled the Korean Peninsula from 918 to 1392 CE.
The oldest known book printed with movable type was created in Korea. It was printed in 1377.
Mountains cover about 70 percent of the Korean Peninsula.
In Korean, 옷 means “clothing.” It is easy to remember because it looks like a stick figure!
Cheomseongdae is the oldest surviving observatory in Asia and possibly the world. Koreans used it to look at the stars! It was built over a thousand years ago.
In the 1500s, Koreans used a unique vessel called a turtle ship in battle. This ship had a roof covered with metal spikes.
Ancient Koreans invented a way to heat the floors of their homes. The earliest underfloor heating system was uncovered in North Korea and dates to c. 5000 BCE