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preface

AD - Humanity's Path to Civilization on the Korean Peninsula and Around the World
Chronology of the BC
History Magnifying Glass ● Age of Empires
Voice of the Book of Chronicles

1st century - The Three Kingdoms develop, and the Eastern and Western empires rise.
1st century chronology
Voice of the 1st Century

2nd century - The Three Kingdoms rise, while the Eastern and Western empires decline.
2nd century chronology
Voice of the 2nd Century

3rd century - The Three Kingdoms grow, and China and Rome fall into chaos.
3rd century chronology
Voice of the 3rd Century

4th century - The Three Kingdoms strengthen their centralized systems, and the Roman Empire recognizes Christianity.
4th century chronology
Voice of the 4th Century

5th century - Baekje and Silla form an alliance against Goguryeo, and foreign dynasties emerge in Western Europe and China.
5th century chronology
Voice of the 5th Century

6th century - The Three Kingdoms War intensifies, and China's division reaches its final stages.
6th century chronology
Voice of the 6th Century

7th century - Silla unifies the Three Kingdoms, and the Tang Dynasty and the Islamic Empire emerge.
7th century chronology
Voice of the 7th Century

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“Seoul National University’s three history-related departments will be merged into the Department of History!”
Korean history, now viewed in greater depth when viewed alongside world history!
The ultimate history series for all generations, from youth to adults.

The history book series "Korean History vs. World History," which presents a new concept for reading Korean history, is presented in a new form.
This series, designed to allow readers to understand Korean history simultaneously with world history, was planned by Munsacheol, Korea's leading humanities planning group, and co-authored by history experts affiliated with Munsacheol.

Interest in history education has been steadily growing in recent years.
Controversy surrounding historical issues is intensifying both domestically and internationally, with differences of opinion between progressives and conservatives regarding modern and contemporary history, Japan's provocation of past history, and China's distortion of history.
There are also growing concerns about the poor historical awareness among young people and teenagers, such as misunderstanding the Yasukuni Shrine as a shrine.
In this situation, the need to understand both Korean and world history is becoming increasingly important.
This is because of the reflection that history education has been biased towards one side.

Therefore, the "Korean History vs. World History" series organizes major events in Korean and world history in chronological order from the beginning of mankind to the present day, allowing Korean and world history to be understood within the same timeline.
Because it is structured to compare and describe Korean history on the left and world history on the right, it is easy to compare and examine events that occurred in Korea and the world during the same period.

If you understand Korean history along with world history in this way, you will discover surprising and interesting facts.
It is possible to see at a glance that events in Korean history and world history that were previously known separately occurred in the same era or are related to each other.
In this process, readers can naturally broaden their understanding of history by catching two rabbits: Korean history and world history.

Top-notch historical writing team, 3 years of development,
Rich related materials including 1,300 photos and 150 maps and graphs

Munsacheol, which planned this series, is a leading humanities planning group in Korea, and has raised the standard of Korean history books by publishing series such as the "Chain of Knowledge" series and the "Modern and Contemporary History Newspaper" series.
The "Korean History vs. World History" series is a book that Moon Sa-cheol prepared after three years of development to provide readers with a new historical textbook.
Kang Eung-cheon, CEO of Munsa-cheol, famous for the “Korean Lifestyle Museum” series, participated as an author and took charge of the development of this series.

To enhance the completeness of the content and aid readers' understanding, this series contains a wealth of related materials, including 1,300 photographs and 150 maps and graphs.
In addition, rather than simply listing historical events, the content and historical context of the events were described together so that the overall historical flow could be understood.
In addition to political change, it also included significant developments in various fields such as society, culture, religion, and science, and broadly viewed a single event from the context of a wider region or cultural sphere beyond the boundaries of a nation or ethnicity.

Series composition

[Volume 1] Prehistoric times to the Three Kingdoms period (4,000,000 BC to 700 AD)
Modern humans emerge and move forward on the path to civilization.
On the Korean Peninsula, the three kingdoms competed to strengthen their centralized systems, and Silla achieved unification.
In the world, many vassal states rose and fell in China, and Rome was reborn as a Christian nation.

[Volume 2] North-South States Period - Goryeo Dynasty (701-1400)
On the Korean Peninsula, Goryeo unified the Later Three Kingdoms and flourished its culture, but was invaded by the Mongol Empire.
In the world, Islamic empires prosper, and Europe begins a Renaissance after the Crusades.

[Volume 3] Joseon Dynasty (1401–1875)
On the Korean Peninsula, Joseon flourished with Confucian culture and created new traditions.
In the world, Europe brought about the Industrial Revolution and the Civil Revolution after the Age of Exploration and the absolute monarchy.

[Volume 4] Enlightenment Period - Japanese Colonial Period (1876-1945)
On the Korean Peninsula, Joseon began to open its doors due to the impact of foreign powers, but eventually lost its sovereignty to Japan.
In the world, imperialist powers fight for colonies, and two world wars occur in succession.

[Volume 5] Modern and Contemporary Times (1945–2010)
After experiencing the pain of the division of the Korean Peninsula into two, Korea moved toward economic development and democratization.
After the collapse of the Eastern European socialist bloc at the end of the Cold War, capitalism also faced a crisis.