Paleolithic Age
People first began to live 4

Neolithic Age
I started farming 6

Bronze Age
I founded the country for the first time 8

Iron Age
Many countries were created 10
Three Kingdoms Period
Baekje was the first to gain power. 12
Goguryeo became a great nation 14
Silla also became a great nation 16
Goguryeo defeated the Sui and Tang Dynasties. 18
Silla unified the three kingdoms 20
I've interacted with people from all over the world 22

Unified Silla and Balhae periods
Buddhist culture flourished in Unified Silla. 24
Dae Jo-yeong founded Balhae 26
Jang Bogo founded Cheonghaejin 28

Goryeo Dynasty
Goryeo unified the Later Three Kingdoms. 30
Repelled the Khitan invasion 32
Every year, we held the Lotus Lantern Festival and the Palgwanhoe Festival. 34
Byeokrando developed into an international trading port.
The gods took power 38
Peasants and commoners revolted 40
The Mongols invaded 42
We defeated the Red Turbans and Japanese pirates 44
I created the Tripitaka Koreana 46
I turned my troops around at Wihwado Island 48

Joseon Dynasty
A new nation, Joseon, was founded 50 years ago
King Sejong developed the country 52
The caste system was strict. 54
Japan invaded 56
The Qing Dynasty invaded 58
I tried to overcome the damage of war 60
We built Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon 62
A lot of markets have emerged 64
The people also became interested in culture and art. 66
The angry people rose up 68
We fought against many Western countries 70
Open the door to the country 72
The Donghak Peasant Revolution broke out in 74

Korean Empire
The country's name was changed to the Korean Empire. 76
The way I live has changed a lot 78
A volunteer army rose up to protect the country. 80

Japanese colonial period
We lost our country to Japan 82
The March 1st Movement took place in 84
Children's Day was created 86
I fought for independence 88

korea
Liberation came in 1990
Governments were established in both the South and the North. 92
The Korean War broke out on June 25, 1994.
The April 19 Revolution took place 96
We regained democracy through the power of the people 98
I worked hard for unification 100
Join the World 102

Korean History Chronology 104

The first Korean history picture book for children
Our history, read first through pictures like an interesting old story

What is history? History is the "stories" of people who lived in the past.
Through history, we can learn about what people who lived in different times and environments than us thought and how they lived.
Through this, we can learn how we should live in the present and with what eyes we should view the world.
Isn't this why we should learn history?

However, history can be difficult for children who do not have a clear concept of time, from past to present and then to future.
That's why history isn't taught until the fifth grade in elementary school.
However, it is not easy to grasp the flow of history by learning only one semester in the fifth grade and one semester in the sixth grade.
As a result, as you advance in grade, history becomes a difficult subject that requires you to memorize a lot of things.
This book is designed to help children understand the flow of history by flipping through important scenes from our history like a picture book at an early age.
If you follow the story in the picture as if reading an interesting old story, the flow of our history will soon take root in your mind.

From the Paleolithic Age when people first began living on the Korean Peninsula, to the Neolithic Age when agriculture began, the Bronze Age and Iron Age when countries began to emerge, the Three Kingdoms Period when the three kingdoms fought against each other, the Unified Silla and Balhae Periods, the Goryeo Dynasty when unification was achieved, the Joseon Dynasty, the Korean Empire and the Japanese colonial period, and up to the present, the illustrations that contain important events that Koreans must know from each period are designed so that children can vividly experience the history of the time as if they were there.
Open “The First Korean History Picture Book for Nine-Year-Olds” and travel to various historical sites.

A rich historical story hidden in the painting
Includes a pictorial chronology showing the flow of Korean history at a glance.

A painting depicting a scene from history contains a rich story.
The cats that appear in each scene briefly explain the situation they are seeing.
The main text explains the background and context of the incident at a level suitable for children, and the right side contains small pictures of related people, artifacts, sites, and events.

In the Paleolithic Age, you can see various stone tools made and used by Paleolithic people, and in the Three Kingdoms Period, you can learn about the representative kings of the Three Kingdoms: King Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo, King Geunchogo of Baekje, and King Jinheung of Silla.
During the Goryeo Dynasty, you can learn about Buddhism, which was the national religion, and the Buddhist event Palgwanhoe; during the Joseon Dynasty, you can learn about the achievements of King Sejong and Jang Yeong-sil; and in the Republic of Korea, you can learn about the process of the democratization movement after liberation.

At the end of the book, a pictorial chronology of Korean history is included to help readers see the flow of Korean history at a glance.
Children who know how to sing '100 Great People Who Made Korea Shine' will find this book even more familiar.
Because you can see in person the characters you only met in songs active in history.
I hope that starting with Korean history picture books, children will develop pride and affection for our history and grow into children who know how to read history properly.