Throughout 5,000 history of Korea, Goguryeo is meaningful,
and Significant to all Korean.
A leading power during the Three Kingdoms period, Goguryeo occupied
the present territory of North Korea and also held sway over
the vast Manchurian region for some 700 years until the late 7th century AD.
By the 4th century, Goguryeo had been firmly established as a powerful kingdom and
frequently clashed with China, while successfully containing its southern rivals.
I. THE BEGINNING OF THE HISTORY OF KOREA
The history of Korea stretches back through the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages.
The ancestors of the Korean people lived on the Korean peninsula and in Manchuria.
The people of the Stone Age lived by hunting and fishing and began to develop primitive forms of agriculture. The people of the Bronze Age began to farm rice, and as they became engaged in full-scale farming, they developed a new society.
Kojoson, Korea's first nation-state, developed into a central force within East. In addition to Kojoson, many other nations existed on the Korean peninsula and in Manchuria during the Iron Age. By using iron farm implements, productivity and military strength increased, accelerating social development.
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