Japan's early history Flashcards
Who were the Ainu people?
Hunter/ Gatherers.
Used stone tools.
Caucasoid people who migrated from Western Asia or Eastern Europe.
Fair skinned with facial and body hair.
What date had people emerged or started in Japan?
30000 BCE
In what dates did Jomon culture emerge?
35000 BCE- 800 BCE
How did Jomon people live?
Lived in pit dwellings in very small tribal groups.
In the 3rd century BCE who displaced the Jomon culture?
A wave of immigrants from the mainland. These were the Yayoi, and their origins lay in the north of China.
What were the many things the Yayoi people introduced?
-wet rice agriculture and weaving.
-bronze and iron in the 1st century CE.
-a new religion that would later become known as Shinto.
What were the small clans the Yayoi lived in?
uji
Who leaded the Yayoi clans?
A single patriarchal figure who served as both war-chief and as a priest.
What was clothing made of in the Yayoi period?
Hemp or bark
Was there a system for writing or money in Japan’s early history?
No
Where was the first Japanese state built?
Yamato peninsula, the area into which Chinese influence began to flow in 200 CE.
