Neolithic pottery invented by people in the Korean peninsula for cooking and storing food.
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Bronze Age
The age in which koindols (dolmens) indicate a growth of strict social hierarchy, particularly noted in the Korean peninsula.
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Ondol
A unique heating system invented in the Iron Age in the Korean peninsula that uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to flat stones beneath the room floor.
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Samguk Yusa
The oldest surviving historical document containing the Tangun Myth, written by Iryon.
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Kwanggaeto
The king from 391-413 who turned Koguryŏ into a great kingdom extending over two-thirds of the Korean peninsula.
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Kolpum
A hereditary caste system in Silla, meaning 'bone quality' that dictated the hierarchy of social divisions.
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Hwabaek
The top executive office created in Silla in 531 to serve as a council of aristocrats to keep the royal power in check.
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Kukhak
Silla's national academy designed to teach Confucian ethics and Chinese classical literature.
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Kayakum
A traditional Korean musical instrument made in the sixth century, seen as a centerpiece of Korean traditional music.
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Spirit pole
A twig held by a mother to connect with her deceased son’s soul during a shamanist ritual.
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Sadae
An ideology in Chosŏn that served as the guiding principle for the relationship with Ming.
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Songgyungwan
The national academy in Chosŏn where students studied to qualify for the kwagŏ examination.
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Sirhak
A term for practical learning, critical of the status quo and open to new ideas including Western civilization.
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Chikchi
The world's oldest extant book printed with movable metal type.
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Hong Kil-tong chon
The first hangŭl novel about a man who becomes frustrated with the caste system and leads a band of outlaws.