Part 1.
The Beginning of Korean History and the Ancient World

Chapter 1.
Dolmens and Pyramids | The Birth of a Nation
Chapter 2.
Gojoseon, the Northeast Asian powerhouse, and the Han Dynasty, the Chinese empire | The formation of East Asian order
Chapter 3.
Buddhism in the Three Kingdoms and India | Ancient States and Religions
Chapter 4.
Goguryeo, the "Center of the World," and a Divided China | The International Order of Ancient Northeast Asia
Chapter 5.
Silla's Unification of the Three Kingdoms and the Frankish Unification of Western Europe | From Antiquity to the Middle Ages

Part 2.
Goryeo, Joseon, and the Medieval World

Chapter 1.
The Birth of Korea and the Melting Pot of World Civilization: Islamic Civilization | International Exchange in the Middle Ages
Chapter 2.
The Military Regime and the World's Warriors | The Medieval Feudal System
Chapter 3.
The "Independent State" Goryeo and the World Empire of Yuan | The Age of the Mongol World Empire
Chapter 4.
Joseon as a "Principality" and the Ming as an "Imperial Empire" | The International Order of Medieval East Asia
Chapter 5.
Joseon Yangban, Chinese Gentlemen, and Western Lords | Society and Economy in the Middle Ages
Chapter 6.
Tangpyeong Monarchs Yeongjo and Jeongjo and Absolute Monarch Louis XIV | 'Absolute Monarchies' in the East and West
Chapter 7.
Joseon's Blacksmith and British Machine Shop | From the Middle Ages to the Modern Age

Part 3.
The Enlightenment Period and the Modern World

Chapter 1: The Opening of Ports in Joseon, China, and Japan | Three Eastern Countries Dragged into Modernity
Chapter 2: Kim Ok-gyun's Three-Day World and Kang Youwei's Hundred-Day World | Eastern Attitudes to Western Civilization
Chapter 3: The Donghak Peasant Revolution and the French Revolution | Social Transformation in Modern Times
Chapter 4: Korea's March 1st Movement and India's Nonviolent Resistance | Peaceful Anti-Imperialism Movements
Chapter 5: The New Korean Society in Korea and the Kuomintang-Communist Cooperation in China | The Alliance of Nationalists and Socialists
Chapter 6: The Korean Liberation Army and the French Resistance | Anti-Imperialist Armed Struggle

Part 4.
North and South Korea and the modern world

Chapter 1: The Division of the Korean Peninsula and the Cold War Between East and West | The End of World War I and the Beginning of the Cold War
Chapter 2: The US and Chinese Armies in the Korean War | The Confrontation of Systems in the Modern World
Chapter 3: South Korea Becomes an Anti-Communist Base and the Rise of the Third World | Two Voices on the Cold War
Chapter 4: The "Miracle on the Han River" and the World Economy | The Development of the Modern Capitalist Economy
Chapter 5: Modern North Korean History and the World Socialist System | A History of Socialist Experiments

Concluding our historical journey

"What do Korea's dolmens and Egypt's pyramids have in common? What is the relationship between Silla's unification of the Three Kingdoms and the Frankish unification of Western Europe? What are the differences between Goryeo's military regime and Japan's samurai power? How did the collapse of Eastern European socialism impact Korea's IMF crisis?"

We cannot answer these questions by studying our history and world history separately.
This book uncovers the intertwined links between Korean and world history, providing answers to questions and a clearer understanding of the flow of our history.


For integrated liberal arts students in the era of integrated curriculum
The 'Chain of Knowledge Series' is an attempt to find the links between various pieces of knowledge that are intertwined like a chain.
Under the premise that one can acquire complete knowledge only when one can recognize and integrate various types of knowledge, we have presented knowledge that is interrelated to each other, such as Korean history and world history, science and society, geography and history, to foster integrated thinking skills.


Let's understand the essential era of Korean history along with world history!
Korean history has become an important subject for all age groups, as it has become a required subject for various exams such as the college entrance exam and civil service exam.
However, it is meaningless to study Korean history in fragments, focusing on memorization, in preparation for the exam.
This book explains Korean and world history as a single flow, providing the historical insight and balanced perspective necessary for the "essential era of Korean history."
Let's understand "our history within world history" with an open perspective, reflecting the revised curriculum and the latest information.


For the rediscovery of true history
Just as an individual is seen better when viewed within society, the history of a nation is also seen better when viewed within the context of world history.
This book provides a deeper understanding of Korean history by comparing each stage of our history with world history and showing that our history has also followed the universal developmental process of world history.
Let us rediscover true history, not just our own Korean history, nor world history that belongs to others.