Dates-McGrawHill Flashcards
300 BCE
the Yayoi brought farming to japan
300 CE
The Yayoi organized themselves into clans, headed by warriors chiefs
500s
-the Yamamoto ruled most of Japan
-Japanese adopted china’s writing system
600s
yamato prince, shotoku ruled japan on behalf of his aunt
646
yamato began the taika or great change
794
the emperor of japan moved the capital from Nara to a new city called Heian-kyo
During the 800s..
-emperors continued to rule Japan but their power greatly weakened
-Added symbols that stood for sounds like the letters of an alphabet
Early 1100s
a period similar to the middle ages in europe, noble families of Japan used their samurai armies to fight one another
1180
a civil war broke out between the most powerful families the Taira and the Minamoto
In the sea battle of 1185
the taira were defeated by minamoto yoritomo
1100s
-Tomoe (women) fought during the civil war in Japan
-Life improved for farmers despite their hardships
1192
yoritomo gained the title of shogun
For the next 700 years
shoguns ran japan’s government
In the late 1200s
japan was twice invaded by china’s mongol emperor (Genghis Khan)
During the 1300s
noh plays developed out of religious dances and were used to teach buddhist ideas
