PART 1: Prehistoric Culture and the Formation of the State
Chapter 1: The Development of Prehistoric Times
001 Paleolithic Age
002 Neolithic Age
003 Acceptance and spread of bronze
004 Use of iron

Chapter 2
Formation of a nation
005 Dangun and Gojoseon
006 Wiman Joseon
007 The Eight Laws of Gojoseon (Gojoseon Society)
008 Buyeo
009 Goguryeo
010 Okjeo·Dongye
011 Three Han (Mahan, Byeonhan, Jinhan)


PART 2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANCIENT SOCIETY
Chapter 1 Ancient Politics
012 The establishment and foundation of ancient states
013 Gaya Federation
014 Baekje's Development and Heyday
015 The Development and Heyday of Goguryeo
016 Baekje's Crisis and Revival
017 The Development of Silla
018 Inscriptions
019 Conflict between the Three Kingdoms
020 Political situation in the late 6th century and 7th century
021 Silla's unification of the three kingdoms
022 Politics of the Middle Ages of Silla
023 Political changes and the growth of aristocratic power in the late Silla period
024 The Founding and Development of Balhae
025 The ruling system of ancient states

Chapter 2 Ancient Society
026 Social aspects of the Three Kingdoms
027 Social aspects of North and South Korea

Chapter 3 Ancient Economy
028 Economy of the Three Kingdoms Period
029 Civil Documents of Unified Silla
030 Land system of Unified Silla
031 Economy of Unified Silla (Integrated)

Chapter 4 Ancient Culture
032 Buddhism and Taoism in the Three Kingdoms
033 Buddhism in Unified Silla
034 Compilation of History and Spread of Confucianism
035 Ancient tombs and tomb murals
036 Ancient architecture, pagodas, Buddhist statues, crafts, etc.
037 The spread of ancient culture to Japan


PART 3: THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIEVAL SOCIETY
Chapter 1 Politics of the Middle Ages
038 The Establishment of the Later Three Kingdoms and the Reunification of the Nation
039 Taejo's policies
040 Gwangjong's reformist politics
041 King Seongjong's reformist politics
042 Goryeo's centralized government system
043 Goryeo's ruling system: local, military
044 Foreign relations in the early Goryeo period
045 History of the Kings after King Hyeonjong and before the military coup
046 Lee Ja-gyeom's Rebellion and Myo Cheong's Movement to Move the Capital to the West
047 The period of military rule
048 Social conditions during the military regime
049 Struggle with Mongolia
050 Sambyeolcho Uprising
051 Yuan's interference in internal affairs and the reform politics of the Yuan intervention period
052 King Gongmin's reformist politics
053 Invasion of the Red Turbans and Japanese pirates

Chapter 2 Medieval Society
054 Goryeo's caste system
055 Changes in the ruling power of Goryeo
056 Goryeo's family system and the status of women
057 Goryeo's Society and Others

Chapter 3 The Economy of the Middle Ages
058 Goryeo's land system
059 Receipt System and Economic Life
060 Currency Minting and Foreign Trade
Chapter 4: Medieval Culture
061 Development and Management of Confucianism and the Appointment System
062 Compilation of History Books
063 Buddhism in Goryeo
064 Typesetting of the Tripitaka Koreana
065 Taoism and Feng Shui
066 Development of science and technology (printing, astronomy, medicine, etc.)
067 Stone pagodas, Buddhist statues, architecture, crafts, literature


PART 4: THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY EARTH SOCIETY
Chapter 1 Politics in the Early Modern Age
068 The Fall of Goryeo and the Founding of Joseon
069 Achievements of the early Joseon kings (Taejong - Seongjong)
070 Central Political Organization
071 Local Administration and Military System
072 Foreign relations in the early Joseon Dynasty
073 The outbreak of the purge and Jo Gwang-jo's reformist policies
074 The development of factional politics
075 Imjin War (1592-1598)
076 Gwanghaegun's policies
077 The outbreak of the Manchu invasion and the Northern Expedition
078 Yesong Debate

Chapter 2 Early Modern Society
079 Joseon's caste system
080 Rural society and social policies
081 The spread of genealogy and family systems
082 Seowon and Hyangyak

Chapter 3 The Economy of the Early Modern Age
083 Implementation and Changes of the Overcharge Act
084 Economic Policy and the Disruption of the 16th-Century Tax Collection System
085 Agricultural technology in the early Joseon Dynasty
086 Commerce in the Early Joseon Dynasty

Chapter 4: Modern Culture
087 Educational System and Past System
088 The Creation of Hangul and the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty
089 Compilation of History Books
090 Book compilation (maps, geography books, law codes, etc.)
091 The development of Neo-Confucianism in the early Joseon Dynasty and the Horak controversy in the late Joseon Dynasty
092 Science and Technology in the Early Joseon Dynasty
093 Literature of the Early Joseon Dynasty


PART 5: The Birth of Modern Society
Chapter 1 Politics in the Dawn of Modernity
094 Changes in the ruling system and military system
095 The Degeneration of Factional Politics
096 King Yeongjo's policies and the politics of tangpyeong
097 King Jeongjo's Tangpyeong Politics
098 Sedoh political period

Chapter 2 Society in the Early Modern Era
099 The Song of the Caste System
100 Middle Class Upward Movement
101 Changes in the Family System and Marriage
102 Changes in rural order
103 Deepening social unrest, spread of Catholicism and Donghak
104 Peasant Uprising during the Sedō era

Chapter 3 The Economy in the Dawn of Modernity
105 Reorganization of the receipt system
106 Changes in the Yangban Landowner and Peasant Economy
107 Development of a Commodity Money Economy

Chapter 4 Culture in the Dawn of Modernity
108 Acceptance of Yangmingism
109 The Emergence and Development of Silhak
110 Expansion of Korean Studies
111 Development of Science and Technology
112 Literature of the Late Joseon Dynasty


PART 6: THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN SOCIETY
Chapter 1: The Invasive Approach of Foreign Powers and the Opening of Ports
113 Heungseon Daewongun's domestic policies
114 Heungseon Daewongun's foreign policy
115 Ganghwa Island Treaty
116 Treaties with foreign countries and dispatch of diplomatic missions

Chapter 2: Promotion and Reaction to the Enlightenment Policy
117 Formation and differentiation of the Enlightenment Party
118 Movement to Protect the Indigenous People
119 Im-o Incident (1882.
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120 Gapsin Coup (1884.
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121 The political situation after the Gapsin Coup (1884)

Chapter 3: The Donghak Peasant Revolution and the Gabo Reforms
122 The Development of the Donghak Peasant Movement
123 Gabo Reform

Chapter 4: The Russia-Japan Confrontation
124 The situation after the Sino-Japanese War and the Gabo Reforms
125 Activities of the Independence Association (1896–1898)
126 The Korean Empire (1897–1910) and the Gwangmu Reform
127 Commonalities and Sequence Issues of Each Reform Plan

Chapter 5: Japanese Soloist
128 The development of the anti-Japanese volunteer army movement
129 Activities of Patriotic Enlightenment Movement Groups
130 Gando and Dokdo

Chapter 6: Economy and Society after the Opening of the Ports
Economic invasion by foreign powers after the opening of the 131st port
132 Currency Consolidation Project and National Debt Redemption Movement
133 Changes in social structure and consciousness

Chapter 7: Acceptance of Modern Civilization and Formation of Modern Culture
134 Acceptance of Modern Civilization and Journalism
135 Modern Education and National Studies, Literature and Religion


PART 7 The Development of the National Independence Movement
Chapter 1: Japanese Invasion and the Suffering of the Nation
136 The process of Japan's annexation of national sovereignty
137 The period of military rule in the 1910s
138 Cultural Rule in the 1920s
139 The era of ethnic genocide since the 1930s

Chapter 2 The March 1st Movement and the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
140 Domestic and international independence movements in the 1910s
March 1st Movement (1919)
142 Establishment of the Provisional Government and Activities of the Shanghai Provisional Government
143 Activities of the Chongqing Provisional Government (1940–1945)

Chapter 3: The Development of the Armed War of Independence
144 Righteous Army and Korean Patriotic Corps
145 Anti-Japanese armed struggle in Manchuria since the 1920s
146 Efforts to form a national united front and armed struggle since the mid-1930s

Chapter 4: Socio-Economic National Movements
147 Development of the Social National Movement
148 Anti-Japanese Student Movement of the 1920s
149 National Cooperative Front Movement (National Single Party Movement)
150 Development of the Skills Development Movement

Chapter 5: The Movement to Protect National Culture
151 Colonial Education Policy and Colonial Views
152 Research on Korean History during the Japanese Colonial Period
153 Society and Culture during the Japanese Colonial Period


PART 8 The Development of Modern Society
Chapter 1 Liberation and the Establishment of the Republic of Korea
154 International Discussions on Korea Just Before Liberation
155 Political group activities and political situation immediately after liberation
156 Moscow Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting and the First US-Soviet Joint Commission
157 Joint Movement of the Left and Right
158 People before and after liberation
159 The process of nation-building after liberation
160 The May 10 General Election and the Establishment of the Republic of Korea Government
161. Bills passed by the Constitutional Assembly (Act on the Punishment of Anti-National Activities and Agricultural Land Reform)
162 The Establishment of the North Korean Regime, the Korean War, and Provocations Against the South

Chapter 2: The Trials and Development of Democracy
163 Syngman Rhee Government (First Republic, 1948–1960)
164 The April 19 Revolution and the Establishment of the Chang Myon Cabinet (1960)
165 Park Chung-hee government (Third Republic, 1963–1972)
Establishment of the Yushin regime (Fourth Republic) (1972)
167 Chun Doo-hwan's government (Fifth Republic, 1981–1988)
168 The 6th Republic (1988~)

Chapter 3 Unification Policy and the Challenges of Peaceful Unification
169 South Korea's Unification Policy

Chapter 4 Economic Growth and Social and Cultural Change
170 The economy after liberation and during the Syngman Rhee administration
171 Economy of the 1960s and 1970s
172 Changes in the economy and education policy since the 1980s

Chapter 5 Local History and UNESCO Heritage
173 Local History
174 UNESCO Heritage and Others

The Best Past Exam Questions I Want to Keep to Myself - 2026 Moon Dong-gyun Korean History Past Questions by Moon Dong-gyun

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