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Chulmun pottery

Neolithic pottery invented by people in the Korean peninsula for cooking and storing food.

Bronze Age

The age in which koindols (dolmens) indicate a growth of strict social hierarchy, particularly noted in the Korean peninsula.

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.

Samguk Yusa

The oldest surviving historical document containing the Tangun Myth, written by Iryon.

Kwanggaeto

The king from 391-413 who turned Koguryŏ into a great kingdom extending over two-thirds of the Korean peninsula.

Kolpum

A hereditary caste system in Silla, meaning 'bone quality' that dictated the hierarchy of social divisions.

Hwabaek

The top executive office created in Silla in 531 to serve as a council of aristocrats to keep the royal power in check.

Kukhak

Silla's national academy designed to teach Confucian ethics and Chinese classical literature.

Kayakum

A traditional Korean musical instrument made in the sixth century, seen as a centerpiece of Korean traditional music.

Spirit pole

A twig held by a mother to connect with her deceased son’s soul during a shamanist ritual.

Sadae

An ideology in Chosŏn that served as the guiding principle for the relationship with Ming.

Songgyungwan

The national academy in Chosŏn where students studied to qualify for the kwagŏ examination.

Sirhak

A term for practical learning, critical of the status quo and open to new ideas including Western civilization.

Chikchi

The world's oldest extant book printed with movable metal type.

Hong Kil-tong chon

The first hangŭl novel about a man who becomes frustrated with the caste system and leads a band of outlaws.