The history of the Korean nation began in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula when people started settling there 700,000 years ago. Representative historic sites associated with the Paleolithic Age, when people made tools of animal horns and chipped stone tools, include the Komun Moru ruins in Sangwon, Pyeongannam-do, the Jeongok-ri Site in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi-do, the Seokjang-ri Prehistory Site in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, and the Durubong Cave Site in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do. The early inhabitants of the peninsula survived by hunting animals and collecting edible plants in groups.
The Beginnings of Korea’s History (Prehistoric Times – Gojoseon)
Three Kingdoms and Other States
Northern and Southern States Period: Unified Silla and Balhae
Goryeo Dynasty
Joseon Dynasty
The Fall of Joseon: Imperial Japan’s Annexation of Korea
Independence Movement
Transition to a Democracy and Transformation into an Economic Powerhouse