..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. |